15.18
Upadeśasāhasrī / 15. Nānyadanyat (नान्यदन्यत्) / 15.18
नहि द्रष्टुरिति ह्युक्तं तस्माद् द्रष्टा सदैव भुक्
nahi draṣṭur iti hy uktaṃ tasmād draṣṭā sadaiva bhuk
The line
Not. Of the seer thus, what has been said, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, the seer, always just, bhuk (भुक्).
नेपालीमा
द्रष्टाको होइन भनी भनिएको छ। त्यसैले द्रष्टा सधैँ भोग्ने नै हो।
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: na (न) + hi (हि) + draṣṭuḥ (द्रष्टुः) + iti (इति) + hy (ह्य्) + uktaṃ (उक्तं) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) + sadā (सदा) + eva (एव) + bhuk (भुक्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| draṣṭuḥ (द्रष्टुः) | genitive or ablative singular, masculine | the seer |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| uktaṃ (उक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what has been said |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) | nominative singular, masculine | the seer |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| bhuk (भुक्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as nahi. draṣṭuḥ (द्रष्टुः) is the seer. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, masculine. The line writes it draṣṭur (द्रष्टुर्). iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. uktaṃ (उक्तं) is what has been said. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) is the seer. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sadā (सदा) is always. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as sadaiva. bhuk (भुक्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
draṣṭuḥ (द्रष्टुः) is genitive or ablative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as nahi. The line writes it draṣṭur (द्रष्टुर्). The line joins them as sadaiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss draṣṭuḥ (द्रष्टुः) and hy (ह्य्).