18.7
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.7
प्रत्यक्षादिनिभा वापि बाध्यते दिग्भ्रमादिवत्
pratyakṣādinibhā vāpi bādhyate digbhramādivat
The line
A compound: toward, against, akṣā (अक्षा), and dinibha (दिनिभ) or even, in bādhyata (बाध्यत), digbhramādivat (दिग्भ्रमादिवत्).
नेपालीमा
प्रत्यक्ष जस्तो लाग्ने पनि दिशा बिराएझैँ खण्डन हुन्छ।
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: prati-akṣā-dinibhā (प्रति-अक्षा-दिनिभा) + vā (वा) + api (अपि) + bādhyate (बाध्यते) + digbhramādivat (दिग्भ्रमादिवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prati-akṣā-dinibhā (प्रति-अक्षा-दिनिभा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: toward, against, akṣā (अक्षा), and dinibha (दिनिभ). Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| bādhyate (बाध्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | bādhyata (बाध्यत) |
| digbhramādivat (दिग्भ्रमादिवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
prati-akṣā-dinibhā (प्रति-अक्षा-दिनिभा) is a compound: toward, against, akṣā (अक्षा), and dinibha (दिनिभ). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as vāpi (वापि).
bādhyate (बाध्यते) is bādhyata (बाध्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. digbhramādivat (दिग्भ्रमादिवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-akṣā-dinibhā (प्रति-अक्षा-दिनिभा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as vāpi (वापि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prati-akṣā-dinibhā (प्रति-अक्षा-दिनिभा) and bādhyate (बाध्यते).