17.3
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.3
प्रणम्य तान् गुरून् वक्ष्ये ब्रह्मविद्याविनिश्चयम्
praṇamya tān gurūn vakṣye brahmavidyāviniścayam
The line
praṇamya (प्रणम्य), them, gurūn (गुरून्), in vakṣya (वक्ष्य), a compound: the knowing of Brahman, vini (विनि), and ścaya (श्चय).
नेपालीमा
ती गुरुहरूलाई ढोगेर म ब्रह्मन्को विद्याको निश्चय भन्नेछु।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति). Right thought. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: praṇamya (प्रणम्य) + tān (तान्) + gurūn (गुरून्) + vakṣye (वक्ष्ये) + brahmavidyā-vini-ścayam (ब्रह्मविद्या-विनि-श्चयम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| praṇamya (प्रणम्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tān (तान्) | accusative plural, masculine | them |
| gurūn (गुरून्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| vakṣye (वक्ष्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | vakṣya (वक्ष्य) |
| brahmavidyā-vini-ścayam (ब्रह्मविद्या-विनि-श्चयम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: the knowing of Brahman, vini (विनि), and ścaya (श्चय). Read it from the end |
The phrases
praṇamya (प्रणम्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tān (तान्) is them. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. gurūn (गुरून्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
vakṣye (वक्ष्ये) is vakṣya (वक्ष्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. brahmavidyā-vini-ścayam (ब्रह्मविद्या-विनि-श्चयम्) is a compound: the knowing of Brahman, vini (विनि), and ścaya (श्चय). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
brahmavidyā-vini-ścayam (ब्रह्मविद्या-विनि-श्चयम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss praṇamya (प्रणम्य) and tān (तान्).