15.1
Upadeśasāhasrī / 15. Nānyadanyat (नान्यदन्यत्) / 15.1
अन्यस्यान्यत्वभावे हि नाशस् तस्य ध्रुवो भवेत्
anyasyānyatvabhāve hi nāśas tasya dhruvo bhavet
The line
In a compound: other, syānyatva (स्यान्यत्व), and a state. Destruction, of of that, his, steady, would be.
नेपालीमा
अर्काको अर्को हुने अवस्थामा उसको नाश पक्का हुनेछ।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 15. Nānyadanyat (नान्यदन्यत्). One thing is not something other. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: anya-syānyatva-bhāve (अन्य-स्यान्यत्व-भावे) + hi (हि) + nāśaḥ (नाशः) + tasya (तस्य) + dhruvaḥ (ध्रुवः) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anya-syānyatva-bhāve (अन्य-स्यान्यत्व-भावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: other, syānyatva (स्यान्यत्व), and a state. Read it from the end |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| nāśaḥ (नाशः) | nominative singular, masculine | destruction |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| dhruvaḥ (ध्रुवः) | nominative singular, masculine | steady |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
anya-syānyatva-bhāve (अन्य-स्यान्यत्व-भावे) is a compound: other, syānyatva (स्यान्यत्व), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. nāśaḥ (नाशः) is destruction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it nāśas (नाश).
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. dhruvaḥ (ध्रुवः) is steady. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it dhruvo. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anya-syānyatva-bhāve (अन्य-स्यान्यत्व-भावे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nāśas (नाश). The line writes it dhruvo.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anya-syānyatva-bhāve (अन्य-स्यान्यत्व-भावे) and nāśaḥ (नाशः).