17.12
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.12
एवमेतज् जगत् सर्वं भ्रान्तिबुद्धिविकल्पितम्
evam etaj jagat sarvaṃ bhrāntibuddhivikalpitam
The line
Thus, etaj (एतज्), the world, all, a compound: bhrānti (भ्रान्ति), the intellect, vika (विक), and lpita (ल्पित).
नेपालीमा
यसरी यो सारा संसार भ्रमको बुद्धिले कल्पना गरेको हो।
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: evam (एवम्) + etaj (एतज्) + jagat (जगत्) + sarvaṃ (सर्वं) + bhrānti-buddhi-vika-lpitam (भ्रान्ति-बुद्धि-विक-ल्पितम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| evam (एवम्) | indeclinable | in this way |
| etaj (एतज्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| jagat (जगत्) | the stem, as the line writes it | the world |
| sarvaṃ (सर्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | all |
| bhrānti-buddhi-vika-lpitam (भ्रान्ति-बुद्धि-विक-ल्पितम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: bhrānti (भ्रान्ति), the intellect, vika (विक), and lpita (ल्पित). Read it from the end |
The phrases
evam (एवम्) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. etaj (एतज्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. jagat (जगत्) is the world. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
sarvaṃ (सर्वं) is all. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhrānti-buddhi-vika-lpitam (भ्रान्ति-बुद्धि-विक-ल्पितम्) is a compound: bhrānti (भ्रान्ति), the intellect, vika (विक), and lpita (ल्पित). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
bhrānti-buddhi-vika-lpitam (भ्रान्ति-बुद्धि-विक-ल्पितम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss etaj (एतज्) and jagat (जगत्).