The Upaniṣads / Kaṭha / 1.2 Faith entered
1.2
तं ह कुमारं सन्तं दक्षिणासु नीयमानासु श्रद्धाविवेश ।
सोऽमन्यत taṃ ha kumāraṃ santaṃ dakṣiṇāsu nīyamānāsu śraddhāviveśa |
so 'manyata
The line
While the gifts were being led, and he was still a boy, faith entered him. He thought.
नेपालीमा
दान लगिँदै गर्दा, उनी अझै बालक हुँदा, श्रद्धा तिनमा पस्यो। तिनले सोचे।
Where it sits
1.1 named him. The thought is the next mantra, said in his voice.
Split: tam (तम्) + ha (ह) + kumāram (कुमारम्) + santam (सन्तम्) + dakṣiṇāsu (दक्षिणासु) + nīyamānāsu (नीयमानासु) + śraddhā (श्रद्धा) + āviveśa (आविवेश) + saḥ (सः) + amanyata (अमन्यत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tam (तम्) | accusative singular, masculine | Him. The boy. Heard taṃ (तं). |
| ha (ह) | indeclinable | The tale's particle. |
| kumāram (कुमारम्) | accusative singular, masculine | The boy. Heard kumāraṃ (कुमारं). |
| santam (सन्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine | Being. A participle of as (अस्), agreeing with him. |
| dakṣiṇāsu (दक्षिणासु) | locative plural, feminine | Among the sacrificial gifts. The cows. |
| nīyamānāsu (नीयमानासु) | locative plural, feminine | Being led away. Agrees with dakṣiṇāsu (दक्षिणासु). A passive participle. |
| śraddhā (श्रद्धा) | nominative singular, feminine | Faith. |
| āviveśa (आविवेश) | perfect, third person singular | Entered. From ā-viś (आ-विश्). Heard śraddhāviveśa (श्रद्धाविवेश). |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | He. Heard so (सो). |
| amanyata (अमन्यत) | imperfect, third person singular, ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद) | He thought. The a (अ) drops: so 'manyata (सोऽमन्यत). |
The phrases
The locative absolute is the gifts being led. Faith is the subject that enters. The last verb is what he did next: he thought.
Sanskrit in this line
Śraddhā (श्रद्धा) plus āviveśa (आविवेश) is śraddhāviveśa (श्रद्धाविवेश). Saḥ (सः) plus amanyata (अमन्यत) is so 'manyata (सोऽमन्यत).
Say it back
Say what entered, and when.