19.11
Upadeśasāhasrī / 19. Jvaranāśa (ज्वरनाश) / 19.11
ध्रुवो भवेद् भेदवतां हि दृष्टतो जगत्क्षयश् चापि समस्तमोक्षतः
dhruvo bhaved bhedavatāṃ hi dṛṣṭato jagatkṣayaś cāpi samastamokṣataḥ
The line
Steady, would be. bhavet before a voiced sound, of a compound: a difference, and possessing. dṛṣṭata (दृष्टत), a compound: the world, and destruction and even, a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, stamo (स्तमो), and kṣata (क्षत).
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 19. Jvaranāśa (ज्वरनाश). The destruction of the fever. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: dhruvaḥ (ध्रुवः) + bhaved (भवेद्) + bheda-vat-āṃ (भेद-वत्-आं) + hi (हि) + dṛṣṭato (दृष्टतो) + jagat-kṣayaḥ (जगत्-क्षयः) + ca (च) + api (अपि) + sama-stamo-kṣataḥ (सम-स्तमो-क्षतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dhruvaḥ (ध्रुवः) | nominative singular, masculine | steady |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | optative, third person singular | would be. bhavet before a voiced sound |
| bheda-vat-āṃ (भेद-वत्-आं) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: a difference, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| dṛṣṭato (दृष्टतो) | nominative singular, masculine | dṛṣṭata (दृष्टत) |
| jagat-kṣayaḥ (जगत्-क्षयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the world, and destruction. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| sama-stamo-kṣataḥ (सम-स्तमो-क्षतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, stamo (स्तमो), and kṣata (क्षत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
dhruvaḥ (ध्रुवः) is steady. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it dhruvo. bhaved (भवेद्) is would be. bhavet before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. bheda-vat-āṃ (भेद-वत्-आं) is a compound: a difference, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. dṛṣṭato (दृष्टतो) is dṛṣṭata (दृष्टत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
jagat-kṣayaḥ (जगत्-क्षयः) is a compound: the world, and destruction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it jagatkṣayaś (जगत्क्षयश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as cāpi (चापि). sama-stamo-kṣataḥ (सम-स्तमो-क्षतः) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, stamo (स्तमो), and kṣata (क्षत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sama-stamo-kṣataḥ (सम-स्तमो-क्षतः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dhruvo. The line writes it jagatkṣayaś (जगत्क्षयश्). The line joins them as cāpi (चापि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dhruvaḥ (ध्रुवः) and bhaved (भवेद्).