18.124
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.124
विनैव तु प्रमाणेन निवृत्त्यान्यस्य शेषतः
vinaiva tu pramāṇena nivṛttyānyasya śeṣataḥ
The line
Without just but, by means of a means, of a compound: the stopping, and ānya (आन्य), a compound: the rest, what remains over, and taḥa (तःअ).
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: vinā (विना) + eva (एव) + tu (तु) + pramāṇena (प्रमाणेन) + nivṛtti-ānyasya (निवृत्ति-आन्यस्य) + śeṣa-taḥa (शेष-तःअ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| pramāṇena (प्रमाणेन) | instrumental singular | a means |
| nivṛtti-ānyasya (निवृत्ति-आन्यस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: the stopping, and ānya (आन्य). Read it from the end |
| śeṣa-taḥa (शेष-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the rest, what remains over, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as vinaiva. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
pramāṇena (प्रमाणेन) is a means. It stands as instrumental singular. nivṛtti-ānyasya (निवृत्ति-आन्यस्य) is a compound: the stopping, and ānya (आन्य). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. śeṣa-taḥa (शेष-तःअ) is a compound: the rest, what remains over, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
nivṛtti-ānyasya (निवृत्ति-आन्यस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as vinaiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vinā (विना) and pramāṇena (प्रमाणेन).