18.2
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.2
ररक्ष वेदार्थनिधिं विशालधीर् नमो यतीन्द्राय गुरोर् गरीयसे
rarakṣa vedārthanidhiṃ viśāladhīr namo yatīndrāya guror garīyase
The line
rarakṣa (ररक्ष), a compound: the Veda, a thing, a meaning, and nidha (निध), viśāladhīr (विशालधीर्), nama (नम), for yatīndra (यतीन्द्र), of a teacher, in garīyasa (गरीयस).
नेपालीमा
विशाल बुद्धि भएका उहाँले वेदको अर्थको निधि जोगाउनुभयो। गुरुभन्दा गरिमाशाली यतीन्द्रलाई नमस्कार।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि). That thou art. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: rarakṣa (ररक्ष) + veda-artha-nidhiṃ (वेद-अर्थ-निधिं) + viśāladhīr (विशालधीर्) + namo (नमो) + yatīndrāya (यतीन्द्राय) + guroḥ (गुरोः) + garīyase (गरीयसे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| rarakṣa (ररक्ष) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| veda-artha-nidhiṃ (वेद-अर्थ-निधिं) | accusative singular | a compound: the Veda, a thing, a meaning, and nidha (निध). Read it from the end |
| viśāladhīr (विशालधीर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| namo (नमो) | nominative singular, masculine | nama (नम) |
| yatīndrāya (यतीन्द्राय) | dative singular | yatīndra (यतीन्द्र) |
| guroḥ (गुरोः) | genitive or ablative singular | a teacher |
| garīyase (गरीयसे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | garīyasa (गरीयस) |
The phrases
rarakṣa (ररक्ष) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. veda-artha-nidhiṃ (वेद-अर्थ-निधिं) is a compound: the Veda, a thing, a meaning, and nidha (निध). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular. viśāladhīr (विशालधीर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. namo (नमो) is nama (नम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
yatīndrāya (यतीन्द्राय) is yatīndra (यतीन्द्र). It stands as dative singular. guroḥ (गुरोः) is a teacher. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it guror. garīyase (गरीयसे) is garīyasa (गरीयस). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
veda-artha-nidhiṃ (वेद-अर्थ-निधिं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it guror.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss rarakṣa (ररक्ष) and veda-artha-nidhiṃ (वेद-अर्थ-निधिं).