18.105
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.105
सदेव चेदहंशब्दः सता मुख्यार्थ इष्यताम्
sad eva ced ahaṃśabdaḥ satā mukhyārtha iṣyatām
The line
If you say that what is just, then a compound: I, and a word, what is, a compound: primary, and a thing, a meaning, of iṣyata (इष्यत).
नेपालीमा
यदि म भन्ने शब्द सत् नै हो भने, मुख्य अर्थ सत् नै मान।
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: sad (सद्) + eva (एव) + ced (चेद्) + ahaṃ-śabdaḥ (अहं-शब्दः) + satā (सता) + mukhya-artha (मुख्य-अर्थ) + iṣyatām (इष्यताम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sad (सद्) | the stem, as the line writes it | what is |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| ahaṃ-śabdaḥ (अहं-शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: I, and a word. Read it from the end |
| satā (सता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | what is |
| mukhya-artha (मुख्य-अर्थ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: primary, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| iṣyatām (इष्यताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | iṣyata (इष्यत) |
The phrases
sad (सद्) is what is. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. ahaṃ-śabdaḥ (अहं-शब्दः) is a compound: I, and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
satā (सता) is what is. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. mukhya-artha (मुख्य-अर्थ) is a compound: primary, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. iṣyatām (इष्यताम्) is iṣyata (इष्यत). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
mukhya-artha (मुख्य-अर्थ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sad (सद्) and ahaṃ-śabdaḥ (अहं-शब्दः).