15.48
Upadeśasāhasrī / 15. Nānyadanyat (नान्यदन्यत्) / 15.48
स्वरूपेण स्वयं नात्मा ज्ञेयोऽज्ञेयोऽथवा ततः
svarūpeṇa svayaṃ nātmā jñeyo 'jñeyo 'thavā tataḥ
The line
By means of own form, by itself, oneself, not the self, what is to be known, not to be known, now, and then or, from that, then.
नेपालीमा
आफ्नै रूपले, आफैँ, आत्मन् जान्नुपर्ने होइन, जान्नु नहुने होइन, अथवा त्यसपछि।
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: svarūpeṇa (स्वरूपेण) + svayaṃ (स्वयं) + na (न) + ātmā (आत्मा) + jñeyo (ज्ञेयो) + ajñeyo (अज्ञेयो) + atha (अथ) + vā (वा) + tataḥ (ततः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svarūpeṇa (स्वरूपेण) | instrumental singular | own form |
| svayaṃ (स्वयं) | indeclinable | by itself, oneself |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| jñeyo (ज्ञेयो) | nominative singular, masculine | what is to be known |
| ajñeyo (अज्ञेयो) | nominative singular, masculine | not to be known |
| atha (अथ) | indeclinable | now, and then |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tataḥ (ततः) | indeclinable | from that, then |
The phrases
svarūpeṇa (स्वरूपेण) is own form. It stands as instrumental singular. svayaṃ (स्वयं) is by itself, oneself. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ātmā (आत्मा) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as nātmā (नात्मा). jñeyo (ज्ञेयो) is what is to be known. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
ajñeyo (अज्ञेयो) is not to be known. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. atha (अथ) is now, and then. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as athavā (अथवा). tataḥ (ततः) is from that, then. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line joins them as nātmā (नात्मा). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as athavā (अथवा).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svarūpeṇa (स्वरूपेण) and svayaṃ (स्वयं).