16.53
Upadeśasāhasrī / 16. Pārthiva (पार्थिव) / 16.53
गुणानां समवेतत्वं ज्ञानं चेन् न विशेषणात्
guṇānāṃ samavetatvaṃ jñānaṃ cen na viśeṣaṇāt
The line
If you say that of of the qualities, a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vetatva (वेतत्व), knowing, no, a compound: a difference, and ṇāta (णात).
नेपालीमा
यदि गुणहरू एकै ठाउँमा बस्नु नै जान्नु हो भन्छौ भने, होइन, भेदका कारण।
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: guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) + sama-vetatvaṃ (सम-वेतत्वं) + jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + viśeṣa-ṇāta (विशेष-णात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) | genitive plural | of the qualities |
| sama-vetatvaṃ (सम-वेतत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vetatva (वेतत्व). Read it from the end |
| jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | knowing |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| viśeṣa-ṇāta (विशेष-णात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a difference, and ṇāta (णात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. sama-vetatvaṃ (सम-वेतत्वं) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and vetatva (वेतत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) is knowing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. viśeṣa-ṇāta (विशेष-णात) is a compound: a difference, and ṇāta (णात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
sama-vetatvaṃ (सम-वेतत्वं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) and sama-vetatvaṃ (सम-वेतत्वं).
Next
16.54. Pleasure, known, by means of by me thus thus, tavājñānātmakatvata (तवाज्ञानात्मकत्वत).