16.13
Upadeśasāhasrī / 16. Pārthiva (पार्थिव) / 16.13
न ह्यात्मानं दहत्यग्निस् तथा नैव प्रकाशयेत्
na hy ātmānaṃ dahaty agnis tathā naiva prakāśayet
The line
Not. The self, dahaty (दहत्य्), fire, so, in that way, not just, a compound: light, and yeta (येत).
नेपालीमा
आगोले आफैँलाई जलाउँदैन, त्यस्तै पटक्कै उज्यालो पनि पार्दैन।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 16. Pārthiva (पार्थिव). What is made of earth. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: na (न) + hy (ह्य्) + ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) + dahaty (दहत्य्) + agniḥ (अग्निः) + tathā (तथा) + na (न) + eva (एव) + prakāśa-yeta (प्रकाश-येत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) | accusative singular | the self |
| dahaty (दहत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| agniḥ (अग्निः) | nominative singular | fire |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| prakāśa-yeta (प्रकाश-येत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: light, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) is the self. It stands as accusative singular. dahaty (दहत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. agniḥ (अग्निः) is fire. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it agnis.
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva. prakāśa-yeta (प्रकाश-येत) is a compound: light, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
prakāśa-yeta (प्रकाश-येत) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it agnis. The line joins them as naiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss hy (ह्य्) and ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं).