18.112
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.112
न तत्कृतोपकारोऽस्ति काष्ठाद् यद्वन् न कल्प्यते
na tatkṛtopakāro 'sti kāṣṭhād yadvan na kalpyate
The line
Not tatkṛtopakāra (तत्कृतोपकार), is, because of kāṣṭha (काष्ठ), a compound: which, and a forest, not in kalpyata (कल्प्यत).
नेपालीमा
त्यसले गरेको उपकार छैन। काठबाट जस्तै त्यो कल्पिँदैन।
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: na (न) + tatkṛtopakāro (तत्कृतोपकारो) + asti (अस्ति) + kāṣṭhād (काष्ठाद्) + yad-vana (यद्-वन) + na (न) + kalpyate (कल्प्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tatkṛtopakāro (तत्कृतोपकारो) | nominative singular, masculine | tatkṛtopakāra (तत्कृतोपकार) |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| kāṣṭhād (काष्ठाद्) | ablative singular | kāṣṭha (काष्ठ) |
| yad-vana (यद्-वन) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: which, and a forest. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| kalpyate (कल्प्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | kalpyata (कल्प्यत) |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tatkṛtopakāro (तत्कृतोपकारो) is tatkṛtopakāra (तत्कृतोपकार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. kāṣṭhād (काष्ठाद्) is kāṣṭha (काष्ठ). It stands as ablative singular.
yad-vana (यद्-वन) is a compound: which, and a forest. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. kalpyate (कल्प्यते) is kalpyata (कल्प्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tatkṛtopakāro (तत्कृतोपकारो) and asti (अस्ति).