17.45
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.45
आत्मज्ञानेन हेया स्यादसुराणामिति श्रुतेः
ātmajñānena heyā syād asurāṇām iti śruteḥ
The line
By means of a compound: ātma (आत्म), and knowing, heya (हेय), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, of asura (असुर) thus, because of because of scripture, of scripture.
नेपालीमा
असुरहरूको कुरा आत्मन्को ज्ञानले छाड्नुपर्ने हुन्छ भनी श्रुति भन्छ।
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: ātma-jñānena (आत्म-ज्ञानेन) + heyā (हेया) + syād (स्याद्) + asurāṇām (असुराणाम्) + iti (इति) + śruteḥ (श्रुतेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātma-jñānena (आत्म-ज्ञानेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: ātma (आत्म), and knowing. Read it from the end |
| heyā (हेया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | heya (हेय) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| asurāṇām (असुराणाम्) | genitive plural | asura (असुर) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) | ablative or genitive singular | because of scripture, of scripture |
The phrases
ātma-jñānena (आत्म-ज्ञानेन) is a compound: ātma (आत्म), and knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. heyā (हेया) is heya (हेय). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
asurāṇām (असुराणाम्) is asura (असुर). It stands as genitive plural. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) is because of scripture, of scripture. It stands as ablative or genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ātma-jñānena (आत्म-ज्ञानेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātma-jñānena (आत्म-ज्ञानेन) and heyā (हेया).