14.15
Upadeśasāhasrī / 14. Svapnasmṛti (स्वप्नस्मृति) / 14.15
प्राणज्ञस्यापि न स्यातां कुतो ब्रह्मविदोऽद्वये
prāṇajñasyāpi na syātāṃ kuto brahmavido 'dvaye
The line
In prāṇajñasyāpa (प्राणज्ञस्याप), not of it would be, from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound, brahmavida (ब्रह्मविद), in without a second.
नेपालीमा
प्राण जान्नेमा पनि ती दुई हुँदैनन्। ब्रह्मन् जान्नेको अद्वयमा ती कहाँबाट होस्।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 14. Svapnasmṛti (स्वप्नस्मृति). Dream and memory. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: prāṇajñasyāpi (प्राणज्ञस्यापि) + na (न) + syātāṃ (स्यातां) + kuto (कुतो) + brahmavido (ब्रह्मविदो) + advaye (अद्वये)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāṇajñasyāpi (प्राणज्ञस्यापि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | prāṇajñasyāpa (प्राणज्ञस्याप) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| syātāṃ (स्यातां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | it would be |
| kuto (कुतो) | indeclinable | from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound |
| brahmavido (ब्रह्मविदो) | nominative singular, masculine | brahmavida (ब्रह्मविद) |
| advaye (अद्वये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | without a second |
The phrases
prāṇajñasyāpi (प्राणज्ञस्यापि) is prāṇajñasyāpa (प्राणज्ञस्याप). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. syātāṃ (स्यातां) is it would be. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
kuto (कुतो) is from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. brahmavido (ब्रह्मविदो) is brahmavida (ब्रह्मविद). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. advaye (अद्वये) is without a second. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prāṇajñasyāpi (प्राणज्ञस्यापि) and syātāṃ (स्यातां).