17.5
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.5
आत्मलाभः परः प्रोक्तो नित्यत्वाद् ब्रह्मवेदिभिः
ātmalābhaḥ paraḥ prokto nityatvād brahmavedibhiḥ
The line
ātmalābha (आत्मलाभ), the other, the higher, prokta (प्रोक्त), because of a compound: eternal, and the state of being that, by means of a compound: brahma (ब्रह्म), and the Veda.
नेपालीमा
आत्मन् पाउनु उच्च हो भनी ब्रह्मन् जान्नेहरूले भन्नुभयो, नित्य भएकाले।
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: ātmalābhaḥ (आत्मलाभः) + paraḥ (परः) + prokto (प्रोक्तो) + nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) + brahma-vedibhiḥ (ब्रह्म-वेदिभिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātmalābhaḥ (आत्मलाभः) | nominative singular, masculine | ātmalābha (आत्मलाभ) |
| paraḥ (परः) | nominative singular, masculine | the other, the higher |
| prokto (प्रोक्तो) | nominative singular, masculine | prokta (प्रोक्त) |
| nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| brahma-vedibhiḥ (ब्रह्म-वेदिभिः) | instrumental plural | a compound: brahma (ब्रह्म), and the Veda. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ātmalābhaḥ (आत्मलाभः) is ātmalābha (आत्मलाभ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. paraḥ (परः) is the other, the higher. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prokto (प्रोक्तो) is prokta (प्रोक्त). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) is a compound: eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it nityatvād (नित्यत्वाद्). brahma-vedibhiḥ (ब्रह्म-वेदिभिः) is a compound: brahma (ब्रह्म), and the Veda. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural.
Sanskrit in this line
brahma-vedibhiḥ (ब्रह्म-वेदिभिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nityatvād (नित्यत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātmalābhaḥ (आत्मलाभः) and paraḥ (परः).