17.72
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.72
देवोपास्यः स देवानां पशुत्वाच् च निवर्तते
devopāsyaḥ sa devānāṃ paśutvāc ca nivartate
The line
devopāsya (देवोपास्य), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, of a god, because of a compound: an animal offering, and the state of being that and, in nivartata (निवर्तत).
नेपालीमा
देवताले पूज्ने ऊ देवताको पशु हुनु छाड्छ।
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: devopāsyaḥ (देवोपास्यः) + sa (स) + devānāṃ (देवानां) + paśu-tvāt (पशु-त्वात्) + ca (च) + nivartate (निवर्तते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| devopāsyaḥ (देवोपास्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | devopāsya (देवोपास्य) |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| devānāṃ (देवानां) | genitive plural | a god |
| paśu-tvāt (पशु-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an animal offering, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| nivartate (निवर्तते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | nivartata (निवर्तत) |
The phrases
devopāsyaḥ (देवोपास्यः) is devopāsya (देवोपास्य). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. devānāṃ (देवानां) is a god. It stands as genitive plural.
paśu-tvāt (पशु-त्वात्) is a compound: an animal offering, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it paśutvāc (पशुत्वाच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. nivartate (निवर्तते) is nivartata (निवर्तत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
devopāsyaḥ (देवोपास्यः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it paśutvāc (पशुत्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss devopāsyaḥ (देवोपास्यः) and sa (स).