18.113
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.113
आभासेऽपि च को दोषः सति श्रुत्याद्यनुग्रहे
ābhāse 'pi ca ko doṣaḥ sati śrutyādyanugrahe
The line
In a seeming even and, who. kaḥ (कः) before a voiced sound, a fault, in when it is, it being so, in a compound: scripture, ādya (आद्य), and nugraha (नुग्रह).
नेपालीमा
श्रुति आदिको अनुग्रह हुँदा आभासमा पनि के दोष 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: ābhāse (आभासे) + api (अपि) + ca (च) + ko (को) + doṣaḥ (दोषः) + sati (सति) + śruti-ādya-nugrahe (श्रुति-आद्य-नुग्रहे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ābhāse (आभासे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a seeming |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| ko (को) | nominative singular, masculine | who. kaḥ (कः) before a voiced sound |
| doṣaḥ (दोषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a fault |
| sati (सति) | locative singular, present participle | when it is, it being so |
| śruti-ādya-nugrahe (श्रुति-आद्य-नुग्रहे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: scripture, ādya (आद्य), and nugraha (नुग्रह). Read it from the end |
The phrases
ābhāse (आभासे) is a seeming. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. ko (को) is who. kaḥ (कः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
doṣaḥ (दोषः) is a fault. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sati (सति) is when it is, it being so. It stands as locative singular, present participle. śruti-ādya-nugrahe (श्रुति-आद्य-नुग्रहे) is a compound: scripture, ādya (आद्य), and nugraha (नुग्रह). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
śruti-ādya-nugrahe (श्रुति-आद्य-नुग्रहे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ābhāse (आभासे) and ko (को).