14.17
Upadeśasāhasrī / 14. Svapnasmṛti (स्वप्नस्मृति) / 14.17
अपोढे विद्यया तस्मिन् रज्ज्वां सर्प इवाद्वयः
apoḍhe vidyayā tasmin rajjvāṃ sarpa ivādvayaḥ
The line
In apoḍha (अपोढ), vidyaya (विद्यय), in in that, of rajjva (रज्ज्व), sarpa (सर्प), a compound: as if, like, and without a second.
नेपालीमा
विद्याले त्यो हटाइएपछि, डोरीमा सर्प झैँ, अद्वय रहन्छ।
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: apoḍhe (अपोढे) + vidyayā (विद्यया) + tasmin (तस्मिन्) + rajjvāṃ (रज्ज्वां) + sarpa (सर्प) + iva-advayaḥ (इव-अद्वयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apoḍhe (अपोढे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | apoḍha (अपोढ) |
| vidyayā (विद्यया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | vidyaya (विद्यय) |
| tasmin (तस्मिन्) | locative singular | in that |
| rajjvāṃ (रज्ज्वां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | rajjva (रज्ज्व) |
| sarpa (सर्प) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| iva-advayaḥ (इव-अद्वयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: as if, like, and without a second. Read it from the end |
The phrases
apoḍhe (अपोढे) is apoḍha (अपोढ). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vidyayā (विद्यया) is vidyaya (विद्यय). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. tasmin (तस्मिन्) is in that. It stands as locative singular.
rajjvāṃ (रज्ज्वां) is rajjva (रज्ज्व). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. sarpa (सर्प) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. iva-advayaḥ (इव-अद्वयः) is a compound: as if, like, and without a second. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
iva-advayaḥ (इव-अद्वयः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apoḍhe (अपोढे) and vidyayā (विद्यया).