18.6
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.6
तयोरज्ञानजस्यैव त्यागो युक्ततरो मतः
tayor ajñānajasyaiva tyāgo yuktataro mataḥ
The line
Of of the two, in the two, a compound: not-knowing, and jasya (जस्य) just, giving up, the relinquishment in the rite, a compound: fit, right, and tara (तर), a thought.
नेपालीमा
ती दुईमध्ये अज्ञानबाट जन्मेकोको त्याग नै बढी मिल्दो मानिन्छ।
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: tayoḥ (तयोः) + ajñāna-jasya (अज्ञान-जस्य) + eva (एव) + tyāgaḥ (त्यागः) + yukta-taraḥ (युक्त-तरः) + mataḥ (मतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tayoḥ (तयोः) | genitive or locative dual | of the two, in the two |
| ajñāna-jasya (अज्ञान-जस्य) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: not-knowing, and jasya (जस्य). Read it from the end |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| tyāgaḥ (त्यागः) | nominative singular, masculine | giving up, the relinquishment in the rite |
| yukta-taraḥ (युक्त-तरः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: fit, right, and tara (तर). Read it from the end |
| mataḥ (मतः) | nominative singular, feminine | a thought |
The phrases
tayoḥ (तयोः) is of the two, in the two. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it tayor. ajñāna-jasya (अज्ञान-जस्य) is a compound: not-knowing, and jasya (जस्य). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as ajñānajasyaiva (अज्ञानजस्यैव).
tyāgaḥ (त्यागः) is giving up, the relinquishment in the rite. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it tyāgo (त्यागो). yukta-taraḥ (युक्त-तरः) is a compound: fit, right, and tara (तर). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it yuktataro. mataḥ (मतः) is a thought. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
ajñāna-jasya (अज्ञान-जस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tayor. The line joins it on as ajñānajasyaiva (अज्ञानजस्यैव). The line writes it tyāgo (त्यागो). The line writes it yuktataro.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tayoḥ (तयोः) and ajñāna-jasya (अज्ञान-जस्य).