18.129
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.129
क्रमेण ग्रहणं पूर्वं स्मृतेः पश्चात् तथैव च
krameṇa grahaṇaṃ pūrvaṃ smṛteḥ paścāt tathaiva ca
The line
By means of order, a grasping, the earlier, because of because of a remembered text, after, so, in that way just and.
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: krameṇa (क्रमेण) + grahaṇaṃ (ग्रहणं) + pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) + smṛteḥ (स्मृतेः) + paścāt (पश्चात्) + tathā (तथा) + eva (एव) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| krameṇa (क्रमेण) | instrumental singular | order |
| grahaṇaṃ (ग्रहणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a grasping |
| pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) | accusative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| smṛteḥ (स्मृतेः) | ablative or genitive singular | because of a remembered text |
| paścāt (पश्चात्) | indeclinable | after |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
krameṇa (क्रमेण) is order. It stands as instrumental singular. grahaṇaṃ (ग्रहणं) is a grasping. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) is the earlier. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. smṛteḥ (स्मृतेः) is because of a remembered text. It stands as ablative or genitive singular.
paścāt (पश्चात्) is after. It stands as indeclinable. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as tathaiva. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
grahaṇaṃ (ग्रहणं) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as tathaiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss krameṇa (क्रमेण) and grahaṇaṃ (ग्रहणं).