17.88
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.88
सर्वज्ञेभ्यो नमस् तेभ्यो गुरुभ्योऽज्ञानसंकुलम्
sarvajñebhyo namas tebhyo gurubhyo 'jñānasaṃkulam
The line
A compound: all, and jñebhya (ज्ञेभ्य), namas (नम), from those. tebhyaḥ (तेभ्यः) before a voiced sound, a compound: a teacher, and bhya (भ्य), a compound: not-knowing, and saṃkula (संकुल).
नेपालीमा
अज्ञानले भरिएको मनले ती सबै जान्ने गुरुहरूलाई नमस्कार।
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: sarva-jñebhyaḥ (सर्व-ज्ञेभ्यः) + namas (नम) + tebhyo (तेभ्यो) + guru-bhyo (गुरु-भ्यो) + ajñāna-saṃkulam (अज्ञान-संकुलम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarva-jñebhyaḥ (सर्व-ज्ञेभ्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: all, and jñebhya (ज्ञेभ्य). Read it from the end |
| namas (नम) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tebhyo (तेभ्यो) | ablative or dative plural | those. tebhyaḥ (तेभ्यः) before a voiced sound |
| guru-bhyo (गुरु-भ्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a teacher, and bhya (भ्य). Read it from the end |
| ajñāna-saṃkulam (अज्ञान-संकुलम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: not-knowing, and saṃkula (संकुल). Read it from the end |
The phrases
sarva-jñebhyaḥ (सर्व-ज्ञेभ्यः) is a compound: all, and jñebhya (ज्ञेभ्य). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it sarvajñebhyo (सर्वज्ञेभ्यो). namas (नम) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tebhyo (तेभ्यो) is those. tebhyaḥ (तेभ्यः) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative or dative plural.
guru-bhyo (गुरु-भ्यो) is a compound: a teacher, and bhya (भ्य). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ajñāna-saṃkulam (अज्ञान-संकुलम्) is a compound: not-knowing, and saṃkula (संकुल). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
ajñāna-saṃkulam (अज्ञान-संकुलम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sarvajñebhyo (सर्वज्ञेभ्यो). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-jñebhyaḥ (सर्व-ज्ञेभ्यः) and namas (नम).