16.37
Upadeśasāhasrī / 16. Pārthiva (पार्थिव) / 16.37
नित्यबोधस्वरूपत्वान् नाज्ञानं तद्वदात्मनि
nityabodhasvarūpatvān nājñānaṃ tadvad ātmani
The line
A compound: eternal, awareness, own form, and the state of being that, not knowing, like that. tadvat before a voiced sound, in in the self.
नेपालीमा
नित्य बोध आफ्नै रूप भएकाले आत्मन्मा त्यस्तै अज्ञान हुँदैन।
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: nitya-bodha-svarūpa-tvān (नित्य-बोध-स्वरूप-त्वान्) + nā (ना) + jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) + tadvad (तद्वद्) + ātmani (आत्मनि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nitya-bodha-svarūpa-tvān (नित्य-बोध-स्वरूप-त्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: eternal, awareness, own form, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| nā (ना) | indeclinable | not |
| jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | knowing |
| tadvad (तद्वद्) | indeclinable | like that. tadvat before a voiced sound |
| ātmani (आत्मनि) | locative singular | in the self |
The phrases
nitya-bodha-svarūpa-tvān (नित्य-बोध-स्वरूप-त्वान्) is a compound: eternal, awareness, own form, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. nā (ना) is not. It stands as indeclinable. jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) is knowing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as nājñānaṃ (नाज्ञानं).
tadvad (तद्वद्) is like that. tadvat before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. ātmani (आत्मनि) is in the self. It stands as locative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nitya-bodha-svarūpa-tvān (नित्य-बोध-स्वरूप-त्वान्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as nājñānaṃ (नाज्ञानं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nitya-bodha-svarūpa-tvān (नित्य-बोध-स्वरूप-त्वान्) and jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं).