18.12
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.12
प्रसंख्यानमतः कार्यं यावदात्मानुभूयते
prasaṃkhyānam ataḥ kāryaṃ yāvad ātmānubhūyate
The line
prasaṃkhyāna (प्रसंख्यान), therefore, from this, an effect, as far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound, in ātmānubhūyata (आत्मानुभूयत).
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: prasaṃkhyānam (प्रसंख्यानम्) + ataḥ (अतः) + kāryaṃ (कार्यं) + yāvad (यावद्) + ātmānubhūyate (आत्मानुभूयते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prasaṃkhyānam (प्रसंख्यानम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | prasaṃkhyāna (प्रसंख्यान) |
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
| kāryaṃ (कार्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an effect |
| yāvad (यावद्) | indeclinable | as far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound |
| ātmānubhūyate (आत्मानुभूयते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | ātmānubhūyata (आत्मानुभूयत) |
The phrases
prasaṃkhyānam (प्रसंख्यानम्) is prasaṃkhyāna (प्रसंख्यान). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable. kāryaṃ (कार्यं) is an effect. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
yāvad (यावद्) is as far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. ātmānubhūyate (आत्मानुभूयते) is ātmānubhūyata (आत्मानुभूयत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
prasaṃkhyānam (प्रसंख्यानम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prasaṃkhyānam (प्रसंख्यानम्) and kāryaṃ (कार्यं).