15.35
Upadeśasāhasrī / 15. Nānyadanyat (नान्यदन्यत्) / 15.35
विचित्रो जायते बुद्धेः प्रत्ययोऽज्ञानलक्षणः
vicitro jāyate buddheḥ pratyayo 'jñānalakṣaṇaḥ
The line
vicitra (विचित्र), arises, is born, of the intellect, a condition, a compound: not-knowing, and a mark.
नेपालीमा
बुद्धिको विविध अवस्था जन्मिन्छ, नजान्नु त्यसको चिह्न 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: vicitro (विचित्रो) + jāyate (जायते) + buddheḥ (बुद्धेः) + pratyayo (प्रत्ययो) + ajñāna-lakṣaṇaḥ (अज्ञान-लक्षणः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vicitro (विचित्रो) | nominative singular, masculine | vicitra (विचित्र) |
| jāyate (जायते) | present, third person singular | arises, is born |
| buddheḥ (बुद्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | the intellect |
| pratyayo (प्रत्ययो) | nominative singular, masculine | a condition |
| ajñāna-lakṣaṇaḥ (अज्ञान-लक्षणः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: not-knowing, and a mark. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vicitro (विचित्रो) is vicitra (विचित्र). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. jāyate (जायते) is arises, is born. It stands as present, third person singular. buddheḥ (बुद्धेः) is the intellect. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
pratyayo (प्रत्ययो) is a condition. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ajñāna-lakṣaṇaḥ (अज्ञान-लक्षणः) is a compound: not-knowing, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
ajñāna-lakṣaṇaḥ (अज्ञान-लक्षणः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vicitro (विचित्रो) and jāyate (जायते).