18.126
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.126
चेतनस्यान्यतासिद्धावेवं स्यादन्यहानतः
cetanasyānyatāsiddhāv evaṃ syād anyahānataḥ
The line
A compound: conscious, syānya (स्यान्य), tāsi (तासि), and ddhāva (द्धाव) thus, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: other, and hānata (हानत).
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: cetana-syānya-tāsi-ddhāva (चेतन-स्यान्य-तासि-द्धाव) + evaṃ (एवं) + syād (स्याद्) + anya-hānataḥ (अन्य-हानतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| cetana-syānya-tāsi-ddhāva (चेतन-स्यान्य-तासि-द्धाव) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: conscious, syānya (स्यान्य), tāsi (तासि), and ddhāva (द्धाव). Read it from the end |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| anya-hānataḥ (अन्य-हानतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: other, and hānata (हानत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
cetana-syānya-tāsi-ddhāva (चेतन-स्यान्य-तासि-द्धाव) is a compound: conscious, syānya (स्यान्य), tāsi (तासि), and ddhāva (द्धाव). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. anya-hānataḥ (अन्य-हानतः) is a compound: other, and hānata (हानत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
cetana-syānya-tāsi-ddhāva (चेतन-स्यान्य-तासि-द्धाव) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss cetana-syānya-tāsi-ddhāva (चेतन-स्यान्य-तासि-द्धाव) and syād (स्याद्).