17.42
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.42
अहमात्मेति यो वेत्ति कुतो न्वेव बिभेति सः
aham ātmeti yo vetti kuto nv eva bibheti saḥ
The line
I, the self thus, who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound, in vetta (वेत्त), from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound, nv (न्व्) just, in bibheta (बिभेत), he, that.
नेपालीमा
म आत्मन् हुँ भनी जो जान्छ, ऊ कसबाट डराउँछ?
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: aham (अहम्) + ātma (आत्म) + iti (इति) + yo (यो) + vetti (वेत्ति) + kuto (कुतो) + nv (न्व्) + eva (एव) + bibheti (बिभेति) + saḥ (सः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aham (अहम्) | nominative singular | I |
| ātma (आत्म) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| yo (यो) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound |
| vetti (वेत्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | vetta (वेत्त) |
| kuto (कुतो) | indeclinable | from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound |
| nv (न्व्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| bibheti (बिभेति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | bibheta (बिभेत) |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
The phrases
aham (अहम्) is I. It stands as nominative singular. ātma (आत्म) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as ātmeti (आत्मेति). yo (यो) is who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vetti (वेत्ति) is vetta (वेत्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
kuto (कुतो) is from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. nv (न्व्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. bibheti (बिभेति) is bibheta (बिभेत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
bibheti (बिभेति) is locative singular, or nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins it on as ātmeti (आत्मेति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aham (अहम्) and ātma (आत्म).