18.130
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.130
विशेषोऽपेक्ष्यते यत्र तत्र नैवैककालता
viśeṣo 'pekṣyate yatra tatra naivaikakālatā
The line
A difference, in apekṣyata (अपेक्ष्यत), where, there, not a compound: only, just, one, time, and the state of being that.
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: viśeṣo (विशेषो) + apekṣyate (अपेक्ष्यते) + yatra (यत्र) + tatra (तत्र) + na (न) + eva-eka-kāla-tā (एव-एक-काल-ता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viśeṣo (विशेषो) | nominative singular, masculine | a difference |
| apekṣyate (अपेक्ष्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | apekṣyata (अपेक्ष्यत) |
| yatra (यत्र) | indeclinable | where |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva-eka-kāla-tā (एव-एक-काल-ता) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: only, just, one, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
viśeṣo (विशेषो) is a difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. apekṣyate (अपेक्ष्यते) is apekṣyata (अपेक्ष्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. yatra (यत्र) is where. It stands as indeclinable.
tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva-eka-kāla-tā (एव-एक-काल-ता) is a compound: only, just, one, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
eva-eka-kāla-tā (एव-एक-काल-ता) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss viśeṣo (विशेषो) and apekṣyate (अपेक्ष्यते).