17.26
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.26
मायाव्यात्माविकारोऽपि बहुधैको जलार्कवत्
māyāvy ātmāvikāro 'pi bahudhaiko jalārkavat
The line
māyāvy (मायाव्य्), a compound: ātmā (आत्मा), and a transformation even, a compound: many, and dhaika (धैक), jalārkavat (जलार्कवत्).
नेपालीमा
माया भएको आत्मन् विकार बिना पनि धेरै किसिमले एक हो, पानीमा सूर्य जस्तै।
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: māyāvy (मायाव्य्) + ātmā-vikāro (आत्मा-विकारो) + api (अपि) + bahu-dhaikaḥ (बहु-धैकः) + jalārkavat (जलार्कवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| māyāvy (मायाव्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ātmā-vikāro (आत्मा-विकारो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: ātmā (आत्मा), and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| bahu-dhaikaḥ (बहु-धैकः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: many, and dhaika (धैक). Read it from the end |
| jalārkavat (जलार्कवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
māyāvy (मायाव्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ātmā-vikāro (आत्मा-विकारो) is a compound: ātmā (आत्मा), and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
bahu-dhaikaḥ (बहु-धैकः) is a compound: many, and dhaika (धैक). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it bahudhaiko. jalārkavat (जलार्कवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
bahu-dhaikaḥ (बहु-धैकः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it bahudhaiko.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss māyāvy (मायाव्य्) and ātmā-vikāro (आत्मा-विकारो).