15.51
Upadeśasāhasrī / 15. Nānyadanyat (नान्यदन्यत्) / 15.51
यथोक्तेन विधानेन स सत्यं नैव जायते
yathoktena vidhānena sa satyaṃ naiva jāyate
The line
By means of as stated, by means of a rule, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, truth, not just, arises, is born.
नेपालीमा
भनिएको नियमले त्यो सत्य पटक्कै जन्मिँदैन।
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: yathoktena (यथोक्तेन) + vidhānena (विधानेन) + sa (स) + satyaṃ (सत्यं) + na (न) + eva (एव) + jāyate (जायते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathoktena (यथोक्तेन) | instrumental singular | as stated |
| vidhānena (विधानेन) | instrumental singular | a rule |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| satyaṃ (सत्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | truth |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| jāyate (जायते) | present, third person singular | arises, is born |
The phrases
yathoktena (यथोक्तेन) is as stated. It stands as instrumental singular. vidhānena (विधानेन) is a rule. It stands as instrumental singular. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. satyaṃ (सत्यं) is truth. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva. jāyate (जायते) is arises, is born. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
yathoktena (यथोक्तेन) is instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as naiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yathoktena (यथोक्तेन) and vidhānena (विधानेन).