17.59
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.59
तदभावे कुतो जन्म ब्रह्मैकत्वं विजानतः
tadabhāve kuto janma brahmaikatvaṃ vijānataḥ
The line
In the absence of that, from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound, birth, brahmaikatva (ब्रह्मैकत्व), vijānata (विजानत).
नेपालीमा
त्यो नहुँदा ब्रह्मन्को एकत्व जान्नेलाई जन्म कहाँबाट हुन्छ?
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: tadabhāve (तदभावे) + kuto (कुतो) + janma (जन्म) + brahmaikatvaṃ (ब्रह्मैकत्वं) + vijānataḥ (विजानतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadabhāve (तदभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the absence of that |
| kuto (कुतो) | indeclinable | from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound |
| janma (जन्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | birth |
| brahmaikatvaṃ (ब्रह्मैकत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | brahmaikatva (ब्रह्मैकत्व) |
| vijānataḥ (विजानतः) | nominative singular, masculine | vijānata (विजानत) |
The phrases
tadabhāve (तदभावे) is the absence of that. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kuto (कुतो) is from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. janma (जन्म) is birth. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
brahmaikatvaṃ (ब्रह्मैकत्वं) is brahmaikatva (ब्रह्मैकत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vijānataḥ (विजानतः) is vijānata (विजानत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
brahmaikatvaṃ (ब्रह्मैकत्वं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadabhāve (तदभावे) and kuto (कुतो).