16.65
Upadeśasāhasrī / 16. Pārthiva (पार्थिव) / 16.65
शक्यन्ते शतशो वक्तुं दोषास् तासां सहस्रशः
śakyante śataśo vaktuṃ doṣās tāsāṃ sahasraśaḥ
The line
In śakyanta (शक्यन्त), śataśa (शतश), vakta (वक्त), a fault, of tāsa (तास), a compound: with, and sraśa (स्रश).
नेपालीमा
तिनका दोष सयौँ र हजारौँ भन्न सकिन्छ।
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: śakyante (शक्यन्ते) + śataśo (शतशो) + vaktuṃ (वक्तुं) + doṣāḥ (दोषाः) + tāsāṃ (तासां) + saha-sraśaḥ (सह-स्रशः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śakyante (शक्यन्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | śakyanta (शक्यन्त) |
| śataśo (शतशो) | nominative singular, masculine | śataśa (शतश) |
| vaktuṃ (वक्तुं) | accusative singular | vakta (वक्त) |
| doṣāḥ (दोषाः) | nominative plural | a fault |
| tāsāṃ (तासां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | tāsa (तास) |
| saha-sraśaḥ (सह-स्रशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: with, and sraśa (स्रश). Read it from the end |
The phrases
śakyante (शक्यन्ते) is śakyanta (शक्यन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. śataśo (शतशो) is śataśa (शतश). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vaktuṃ (वक्तुं) is vakta (वक्त). It stands as accusative singular.
doṣāḥ (दोषाः) is a fault. It stands as nominative plural. The line writes it doṣās (दोषास्). tāsāṃ (तासां) is tāsa (तास). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. saha-sraśaḥ (सह-स्रशः) is a compound: with, and sraśa (स्रश). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
saha-sraśaḥ (सह-स्रशः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it doṣās (दोषास्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śakyante (शक्यन्ते) and śataśo (शतशो).