18.127
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.127
तुल्य एवं प्रबोधः स्यादज्ञस्यासत्त्ववादिना
tulya evaṃ prabodhaḥ syād ajñasyāsattvavādinā
The line
Like, equal thus, prabodha (प्रबोध), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, by means of a compound: ajñasyā (अज्ञस्या), the bright strand, and honest debate.
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: tulya (तुल्य) + evaṃ (एवं) + prabodhaḥ (प्रबोधः) + syād (स्याद्) + ajñasyā-sattva-vādinā (अज्ञस्या-सत्त्व-वादिना)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tulya (तुल्य) | the stem, as the line writes it | like, equal |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| prabodhaḥ (प्रबोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | prabodha (प्रबोध) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| ajñasyā-sattva-vādinā (अज्ञस्या-सत्त्व-वादिना) | instrumental singular | a compound: ajñasyā (अज्ञस्या), the bright strand, and honest debate. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tulya (तुल्य) is like, equal. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. prabodhaḥ (प्रबोधः) is prabodha (प्रबोध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. ajñasyā-sattva-vādinā (अज्ञस्या-सत्त्व-वादिना) is a compound: ajñasyā (अज्ञस्या), the bright strand, and honest debate. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ajñasyā-sattva-vādinā (अज्ञस्या-सत्त्व-वादिना) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tulya (तुल्य) and prabodhaḥ (प्रबोधः).