14.20
Upadeśasāhasrī / 14. Svapnasmṛti (स्वप्नस्मृति) / 14.20
द्रष्ट्राद्यन्यन् न तद् यस्मात् तस्माद् द्रष्टाहमक्षरम्
draṣṭrādyanyan na tad yasmāt tasmād draṣṭāham akṣaram
The line
A compound: the seer, the beginning, and the rest, other, and not, not that, because of from which, because, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, draṣṭāha (द्रष्टाह), a syllable.
नेपालीमा
द्रष्टा र आदिभन्दा त्यो अर्को होइन, त्यसैले म द्रष्टा अक्षर हुँ।
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: draṣṭṛ-ādi-anya-na (द्रष्टृ-आदि-अन्य-न) + na (न) + tad (तद्) + yasmāt (यस्मात्) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + draṣṭāham (द्रष्टाहम्) + akṣaram (अक्षरम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| draṣṭṛ-ādi-anya-na (द्रष्टृ-आदि-अन्य-न) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the seer, the beginning, and the rest, other, and not. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| yasmāt (यस्मात्) | ablative singular | from which, because |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| draṣṭāham (द्रष्टाहम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | draṣṭāha (द्रष्टाह) |
| akṣaram (अक्षरम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a syllable |
The phrases
draṣṭṛ-ādi-anya-na (द्रष्टृ-आदि-अन्य-न) is a compound: the seer, the beginning, and the rest, other, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yasmāt (यस्मात्) is from which, because. It stands as ablative singular.
tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. draṣṭāham (द्रष्टाहम्) is draṣṭāha (द्रष्टाह). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. akṣaram (अक्षरम्) is a syllable. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
draṣṭṛ-ādi-anya-na (द्रष्टृ-आदि-अन्य-न) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss draṣṭṛ-ādi-anya-na (द्रष्टृ-आदि-अन्य-न) and yasmāt (यस्मात्).