14.16
Upadeśasāhasrī / 14. Svapnasmṛti (स्वप्नस्मृति) / 14.16
मनोऽपि स्मरतीत्येतज् ज्ञानमज्ञानहेतुजम्
mano 'pi smaratīty etaj jñānam ajñānahetujam
The line
mana (मन) even, smaratīty (स्मरतीत्य्), etaj (एतज्), knowing, a compound: not-knowing, and hetuja (हेतुज).
नेपालीमा
मनले पनि सम्झन्छ भन्ने यो ज्ञान अज्ञानबाट जन्मेको हो।
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: mano (मनो) + api (अपि) + smaratīty (स्मरतीत्य्) + etaj (एतज्) + jñānam (ज्ञानम्) + ajñāna-hetujam (अज्ञान-हेतुजम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mano (मनो) | nominative singular, masculine | mana (मन) |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| smaratīty (स्मरतीत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| etaj (एतज्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| jñānam (ज्ञानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | knowing |
| ajñāna-hetujam (अज्ञान-हेतुजम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: not-knowing, and hetuja (हेतुज). Read it from the end |
The phrases
mano (मनो) is mana (मन). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. smaratīty (स्मरतीत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
etaj (एतज्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. jñānam (ज्ञानम्) is knowing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ajñāna-hetujam (अज्ञान-हेतुजम्) is a compound: not-knowing, and hetuja (हेतुज). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
ajñāna-hetujam (अज्ञान-हेतुजम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mano (मनो) and smaratīty (स्मरतीत्य्).