16.44
Upadeśasāhasrī / 16. Pārthiva (पार्थिव) / 16.44
अलाभोऽन्यात्मलाभस् तु त्यजेत् तस्मादनात्मताम्
alābho 'nyātmalābhas tu tyajet tasmād anātmatām
The line
alābha (अलाभ), anyātmalābhas (अन्यात्मलाभ) but, would abandon, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, of anātmata (अनात्मत).
नेपालीमा
अर्को आत्मन् पाउनु लाभ होइन। त्यसैले अनात्मन् हुनु छोड्नेछ।
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: alābho (अलाभो) + anyātmalābhas (अन्यात्मलाभ) + tu (तु) + tyajet (त्यजेत्) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + anātmatām (अनात्मताम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| alābho (अलाभो) | nominative singular, masculine | alābha (अलाभ) |
| anyātmalābhas (अन्यात्मलाभ) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tyajet (त्यजेत्) | optative, third person singular | would abandon |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| anātmatām (अनात्मताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | anātmata (अनात्मत) |
The phrases
alābho (अलाभो) is alābha (अलाभ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anyātmalābhas (अन्यात्मलाभ) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
tyajet (त्यजेत्) is would abandon. It stands as optative, third person singular. tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. anātmatām (अनात्मताम्) is anātmata (अनात्मत). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss alābho (अलाभो) and anyātmalābhas (अन्यात्मलाभ).