17.49
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.49
नातोऽन्यत् कर्मणः कार्यं त्यजेत् तस्मात् ससाधनम्
nāto 'nyat karmaṇaḥ kāryaṃ tyajet tasmāt sasādhanam
The line
Not therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound, another, of of the action, from the action, an effect, would abandon, because of from that, sasādhana (ससाधन).
नेपालीमा
त्यसैले कर्मको अर्को कार्य साधनसहित छाड्नुपर्छ।
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: na (न) + ato (अतो) + anyat (अन्यत्) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + kāryaṃ (कार्यं) + tyajet (त्यजेत्) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + sasādhanam (ससाधनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ato (अतो) | indeclinable | therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound |
| anyat (अन्यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | another |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| kāryaṃ (कार्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an effect |
| tyajet (त्यजेत्) | optative, third person singular | would abandon |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| sasādhanam (ससाधनम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sasādhana (ससाधन) |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ato (अतो) is therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as nāto (नातो). anyat (अन्यत्) is another. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
kāryaṃ (कार्यं) is an effect. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tyajet (त्यजेत्) is would abandon. It stands as optative, third person singular. tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. sasādhanam (ससाधनम्) is sasādhana (ससाधन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
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 them as nāto (नातो). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anyat (अन्यत्) and karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः).