18.110
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.110
तत् त्वमित्युपदेशोऽपि द्वाराभावादनर्थकः
tat tvam ity upadeśo 'pi dvārābhāvād anarthakaḥ
The line
That, you thus, teaching even, because of a compound: dvārā (द्वारा), and a state, of no point.
नेपालीमा
ढोका नभएकाले तिमी त्यो हौ भन्ने उपदेश पनि व्यर्थ 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: tat (तत्) + tvam (त्वम्) + ity (इत्य्) + upadeśo (उपदेशो) + api (अपि) + dvārā-bhāvāt (द्वारा-भावात्) + anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| tvam (त्वम्) | nominative singular | you |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| upadeśo (उपदेशो) | nominative singular, masculine | teaching |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| dvārā-bhāvāt (द्वारा-भावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: dvārā (द्वारा), and a state. Read it from the end |
| anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) | nominative singular, masculine | of no point |
The phrases
tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tvam (त्वम्) is you. It stands as nominative singular. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. upadeśo (उपदेशो) is teaching. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. dvārā-bhāvāt (द्वारा-भावात्) is a compound: dvārā (द्वारा), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it dvārābhāvād (द्वाराभावाद्). anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) is of no point. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
dvārā-bhāvāt (द्वारा-भावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it dvārābhāvād (द्वाराभावाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tvam (त्वम्) and upadeśo (उपदेशो).