19.28
Upadeśasāhasrī / 19. Jvaranāśa (ज्वरनाश) / 19.28
तथामृतं ज्ञानमिदं हि यैः पुरा नमो गुरुभ्यः परमीक्षितं च यैः
tathāmṛtaṃ jñānam idaṃ hi yaiḥ purā namo gurubhyaḥ param īkṣitaṃ ca yaiḥ
The line
A compound: so, and the deathless, knowing, this. yaiḥ (यैः), of old, nama (नम), for a teacher, the highest, only, seen and, yaiḥ (यैः).
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: tathā-amṛtaṃ (तथा-अमृतं) + jñānam (ज्ञानम्) + idaṃ (इदं) + hi (हि) + yaiḥ (यैः) + purā (पुरा) + namo (नमो) + gurubhyaḥ (गुरुभ्यः) + param (परम्) + īkṣitaṃ (ईक्षितं) + ca (च) + yaiḥ (यैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā-amṛtaṃ (तथा-अमृतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: so, and the deathless. Read it from the end |
| jñānam (ज्ञानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | knowing |
| idaṃ (इदं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| yaiḥ (यैः) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| purā (पुरा) | indeclinable | of old |
| namo (नमो) | nominative singular, masculine | nama (नम) |
| gurubhyaḥ (गुरुभ्यः) | dative or ablative plural | a teacher |
| param (परम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
| īkṣitaṃ (ईक्षितं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | seen |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| yaiḥ (यैः) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
tathā-amṛtaṃ (तथा-अमृतं) is a compound: so, and the deathless. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. jñānam (ज्ञानम्) is knowing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. idaṃ (इदं) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. yaiḥ (यैः) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. purā (पुरा) is of old. It stands as indeclinable.
namo (नमो) is nama (नम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. gurubhyaḥ (गुरुभ्यः) is a teacher. It stands as dative or ablative plural. param (परम्) is the highest, only. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. īkṣitaṃ (ईक्षितं) is seen. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. yaiḥ (यैः) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
tathā-amṛtaṃ (तथा-अमृतं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tathā-amṛtaṃ (तथा-अमृतं) and jñānam (ज्ञानम्).