16.60
Upadeśasāhasrī / 16. Pārthiva (पार्थिव) / 16.60
बुद्धिर् नान्योऽस्ति बोद्धेति सेयं भ्रान्तिर् हि धीगता
buddhir nānyo 'sti boddheti seyaṃ bhrāntir hi dhīgatā
The line
The intellect, not other, is, in boddheta (बोद्धेत), seya (सेय), bhrāntir (भ्रान्तिर्). A compound: a thought, and gone.
नेपालीमा
बुद्धि अर्को होइन। जान्ने हो भन्ने यो भ्रम विचारमा पुगेको हो।
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: buddhiḥ (बुद्धिः) + na (न) + anyo (अन्यो) + asti (अस्ति) + boddheti (बोद्धेति) + seyaṃ (सेयं) + bhrāntir (भ्रान्तिर्) + hi (हि) + dhī-gatā (धी-गता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| buddhiḥ (बुद्धिः) | nominative singular | the intellect |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anyo (अन्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | other |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| boddheti (बोद्धेति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | boddheta (बोद्धेत) |
| seyaṃ (सेयं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | seya (सेय) |
| bhrāntir (भ्रान्तिर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| dhī-gatā (धी-गता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a thought, and gone. Read it from the end |
The phrases
buddhiḥ (बुद्धिः) is the intellect. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it buddhir. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anyo (अन्यो) is other. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. boddheti (बोद्धेति) is boddheta (बोद्धेत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
seyaṃ (सेयं) is seya (सेय). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhrāntir (भ्रान्तिर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. dhī-gatā (धी-गता) is a compound: a thought, and gone. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line writes it buddhir. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss buddhiḥ (बुद्धिः) and anyo (अन्यो).