17.86
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.86
ज्ञानमिच्छन् भवेत् तस्माद् युक्तः शिष्यगुणैः सदा
jñānam icchan bhavet tasmād yuktaḥ śiṣyaguṇaiḥ sadā
The line
Knowing, icchan (इच्छन्), would be, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, fit, right, by means of a compound: śiṣya (शिष्य), and a quality, always.
नेपालीमा
त्यसैले ज्ञान चाहने सधैँ शिष्यका गुणले युक्त रहोस्।
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: jñānam (ज्ञानम्) + icchan (इच्छन्) + bhavet (भवेत्) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + yuktaḥ (युक्तः) + śiṣya-guṇaiḥ (शिष्य-गुणैः) + sadā (सदा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jñānam (ज्ञानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | knowing |
| icchan (इच्छन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| yuktaḥ (युक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | fit, right |
| śiṣya-guṇaiḥ (शिष्य-गुणैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: śiṣya (शिष्य), and a quality. Read it from the end |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always |
The phrases
jñānam (ज्ञानम्) is knowing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. icchan (इच्छन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular. tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable.
yuktaḥ (युक्तः) is fit, right. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. śiṣya-guṇaiḥ (शिष्य-गुणैः) is a compound: śiṣya (शिष्य), and a quality. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural. sadā (सदा) is always. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
śiṣya-guṇaiḥ (शिष्य-गुणैः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jñānam (ज्ञानम्) and icchan (इच्छन्).