14.23
Upadeśasāhasrī / 14. Svapnasmṛti (स्वप्नस्मृति) / 14.23
आत्मनीति यदि ज्ञातमाध्वं स्वस्थाः किमीहितैः
ātmanīti yadi jñātam ādhvaṃ svasthāḥ kim īhitaiḥ
The line
In in the self thus, if, known, ādhva (आध्व), a compound: one's own, and standing, what, by means of īhita (ईहित).
नेपालीमा
यदि आत्मन्मा हो भनी जानियो भने, आफैँमा उभिएकाहरूका प्रयासले के गर्नु।
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: ātmani (आत्मनि) + iti (इति) + yadi (यदि) + jñātam (ज्ञातम्) + ādhvaṃ (आध्वं) + sva-sthāḥ (स्व-स्थाः) + kim (किम्) + īhitaiḥ (ईहितैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātmani (आत्मनि) | locative singular | in the self |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| jñātam (ज्ञातम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | known |
| ādhvaṃ (आध्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ādhva (आध्व) |
| sva-sthāḥ (स्व-स्थाः) | nominative plural | a compound: one's own, and standing. Read it from the end |
| kim (किम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| īhitaiḥ (ईहितैः) | instrumental plural | īhita (ईहित) |
The phrases
ātmani (आत्मनि) is in the self. It stands as locative singular. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as ātmanīti (आत्मनीति). yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. jñātam (ज्ञातम्) is known. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
ādhvaṃ (आध्वं) is ādhva (आध्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sva-sthāḥ (स्व-स्थाः) is a compound: one's own, and standing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural. kim (किम्) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. īhitaiḥ (ईहितैः) is īhita (ईहित). It stands as instrumental plural.
Sanskrit in this line
sva-sthāḥ (स्व-स्थाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as ātmanīti (आत्मनीति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātmani (आत्मनि) and jñātam (ज्ञातम्).