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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.125
अध्यक्षस्याप्रसिद्धत्वाच् छून्यतैव प्रसज्यते
adhyakṣasyāprasiddhatvāc chūnyataiva prasajyate
The line
A compound: adhya (अध्य), kṣasyā (क्षस्या), already familiar, and tvāca (त्वाच), chūnyataiva (छून्यतैव), is forced as a consequence.
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: adhya-kṣasyā-prasiddha-tvāca (अध्य-क्षस्या-प्रसिद्ध-त्वाच) + chūnyataiva (छून्यतैव) + prasajyate (प्रसज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adhya-kṣasyā-prasiddha-tvāca (अध्य-क्षस्या-प्रसिद्ध-त्वाच) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: adhya (अध्य), kṣasyā (क्षस्या), already familiar, and tvāca (त्वाच). Read it from the end |
| chūnyataiva (छून्यतैव) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) | present, third person singular | is forced as a consequence |
The phrases
adhya-kṣasyā-prasiddha-tvāca (अध्य-क्षस्या-प्रसिद्ध-त्वाच) is a compound: adhya (अध्य), kṣasyā (क्षस्या), already familiar, and tvāca (त्वाच). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. chūnyataiva (छून्यतैव) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) is is forced as a consequence. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
adhya-kṣasyā-prasiddha-tvāca (अध्य-क्षस्या-प्रसिद्ध-त्वाच) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adhya-kṣasyā-prasiddha-tvāca (अध्य-क्षस्या-प्रसिद्ध-त्वाच) and chūnyataiva (छून्यतैव).