17.7
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.7
ज्ञानेनैव तु सोऽपि स्याद् विरोधित्वान् न कर्मणा
jñānenaiva tu so 'pi syād virodhitvān na karmaṇā
The line
By means of knowing just but, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound even, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, virodhitva (विरोधित्व), not by means of by the action.
नेपालीमा
जान्नुले नै ऊ पनि हुनेछ, विरोध भएकाले, कर्मले होइन।
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: jñānena (ज्ञानेन) + eva (एव) + tu (तु) + so (सो) + api (अपि) + syād (स्याद्) + virodhitvān (विरोधित्वान्) + na (न) + karmaṇā (कर्मणा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jñānena (ज्ञानेन) | instrumental singular | knowing |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| virodhitvān (विरोधित्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | virodhitva (विरोधित्व) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| karmaṇā (कर्मणा) | instrumental singular | by the action |
The phrases
jñānena (ज्ञानेन) is knowing. It stands as instrumental singular. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as jñānenaiva (ज्ञानेनैव). tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. virodhitvān (विरोधित्वान्) is virodhitva (विरोधित्व). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. karmaṇā (कर्मणा) is by the action. It stands as 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 joins it on as jñānenaiva (ज्ञानेनैव). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jñānena (ज्ञानेन) and so (सो).
Next
17.8. For the knowledge taught here, the Veda alone is the means.