14.21
Upadeśasāhasrī / 14. Svapnasmṛti (स्वप्नस्मृति) / 14.21
सर्वमक्षरमेवातः सर्वस्यात्माक्षरं त्वहम्
sarvam akṣaram evātaḥ sarvasyātmākṣaraṃ tv aham
The line
All, a syllable just, therefore, from this, a compound: all, it would be, and mākṣara (माक्षर), the state of being that, I.
नेपालीमा
सबै अक्षर नै हो। यसैले म सबैको आत्मन्, त्यो 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: sarvam (सर्वम्) + akṣaram (अक्षरम्) + eva (एव) + ataḥ (अतः) + sarva-syāt-mākṣaraṃ (सर्व-स्यात्-माक्षरं) + tva (त्व) + aham (अहम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarvam (सर्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | all |
| akṣaram (अक्षरम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a syllable |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
| sarva-syāt-mākṣaraṃ (सर्व-स्यात्-माक्षरं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: all, it would be, and mākṣara (माक्षर). Read it from the end |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| aham (अहम्) | nominative singular | I |
The phrases
sarvam (सर्वम्) is all. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. akṣaram (अक्षरम्) is a syllable. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as evātaḥ (एवातः).
sarva-syāt-mākṣaraṃ (सर्व-स्यात्-माक्षरं) is a compound: all, it would be, and mākṣara (माक्षर). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. aham (अहम्) is I. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-syāt-mākṣaraṃ (सर्व-स्यात्-माक्षरं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as evātaḥ (एवातः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarvam (सर्वम्) and akṣaram (अक्षरम्).