18.128
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.128
करणं कर्म कर्ता च सिद्धास् त्वेकक्षणे किल
karaṇaṃ karma kartā ca siddhās tv ekakṣaṇe kila
The line
karaṇa (करण), an action, an agent and, established, the state of being that, in ekakṣaṇa (एकक्षण), kila (किल).
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: karaṇaṃ (करणं) + karma (कर्म) + kartā (कर्ता) + ca (च) + siddhāḥ (सिद्धाः) + tva (त्व) + ekakṣaṇe (एकक्षणे) + kila (किल)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karaṇaṃ (करणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | karaṇa (करण) |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| kartā (कर्ता) | nominative singular, masculine | an agent |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| siddhāḥ (सिद्धाः) | nominative plural | established |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| ekakṣaṇe (एकक्षणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | ekakṣaṇa (एकक्षण) |
| kila (किल) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
karaṇaṃ (करणं) is karaṇa (करण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kartā (कर्ता) is an agent. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
siddhāḥ (सिद्धाः) is established. It stands as nominative plural. The line writes it siddhās (सिद्धास्). tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. ekakṣaṇe (एकक्षणे) is ekakṣaṇa (एकक्षण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kila (किल) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
ekakṣaṇe (एकक्षणे) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it siddhās (सिद्धास्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karaṇaṃ (करणं) and karma (कर्म).