17.70
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.70
अविज्ञातादिशास्त्राच् च नैव ज्ञेयो ह्यतोऽन्यथा
avijñātādiśāstrāc ca naiva jñeyo hy ato 'nyathā
The line
Because of a compound: not yet known, the beginning, and the rest, and a teaching, a treatise and, not just, what is to be known. Therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound, anyatha (अन्यथ).
नेपालीमा
नजानिएको भन्ने शास्त्रले पनि ऊ जानिने होइन, नत्र अर्थ अर्कै 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: avijñāta-ādi-śāstrāt (अविज्ञात-आदि-शास्त्रात्) + ca (च) + na (न) + eva (एव) + jñeyaḥ (ज्ञेयः) + hy (ह्य्) + ato (अतो) + anyathā (अन्यथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avijñāta-ādi-śāstrāt (अविज्ञात-आदि-शास्त्रात्) | ablative singular | a compound: not yet known, the beginning, and the rest, and a teaching, a treatise. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| jñeyaḥ (ज्ञेयः) | nominative singular, masculine | what is to be known |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| ato (अतो) | indeclinable | therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound |
| anyathā (अन्यथा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | anyatha (अन्यथ) |
The phrases
avijñāta-ādi-śāstrāt (अविज्ञात-आदि-शास्त्रात्) is a compound: not yet known, the beginning, and the rest, and a teaching, a treatise. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it avijñātādiśāstrāc (अविज्ञातादिशास्त्राच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva.
jñeyaḥ (ज्ञेयः) is what is to be known. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it jñeyo (ज्ञेयो). hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. ato (अतो) is therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. anyathā (अन्यथा) is anyatha (अन्यथ). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
avijñāta-ādi-śāstrāt (अविज्ञात-आदि-शास्त्रात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it avijñātādiśāstrāc (अविज्ञातादिशास्त्राच्). The line joins them as naiva. The line writes it jñeyo (ज्ञेयो). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avijñāta-ādi-śāstrāt (अविज्ञात-आदि-शास्त्रात्) and jñeyaḥ (ज्ञेयः).