18.111
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.111
अध्यक्षस्य न चेदिष्टं श्रोतृत्वं कस्य तद् भवेत्
adhyakṣasya na ced iṣṭaṃ śrotṛtvaṃ kasya tad bhavet
The line
If you say that of adhyakṣa (अध्यक्ष), not, then wanted, śrotṛtva (श्रोतृत्व), of of whom, that, would be.
नेपालीमा
यदि अध्यक्षको सुन्ने हुनु मानिँदैन भने त्यो सुन्नेपन कसको 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: adhyakṣasya (अध्यक्षस्य) + na (न) + ced (चेद्) + iṣṭaṃ (इष्टं) + śrotṛtvaṃ (श्रोतृत्वं) + kasya (कस्य) + tad (तद्) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adhyakṣasya (अध्यक्षस्य) | genitive singular | adhyakṣa (अध्यक्ष) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| iṣṭaṃ (इष्टं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | wanted |
| śrotṛtvaṃ (श्रोतृत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | śrotṛtva (श्रोतृत्व) |
| kasya (कस्य) | genitive singular | of whom |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
adhyakṣasya (अध्यक्षस्य) is adhyakṣa (अध्यक्ष). It stands as genitive singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. iṣṭaṃ (इष्टं) is wanted. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
śrotṛtvaṃ (श्रोतृत्वं) is śrotṛtva (श्रोतृत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kasya (कस्य) is of whom. It stands as genitive singular. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
adhyakṣasya (अध्यक्षस्य) is genitive singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adhyakṣasya (अध्यक्षस्य) and iṣṭaṃ (इष्टं).