18.132
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.132
अतो हि कर्तृतन्त्रत्वं तस्येष्टं नान्यतन्त्रता
ato hi kartṛtantratvaṃ tasyeṣṭaṃ nānyatantratā
The line
Therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound. A compound: an agent, a shared performance, and the state of being that, tasyeṣṭa (तस्येष्ट), not a compound: other, and tantrata (तन्त्रत).
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: ato (अतो) + hi (हि) + kartṛ-tantra-tvaṃ (कर्तृ-तन्त्र-त्वं) + tasyeṣṭaṃ (तस्येष्टं) + na (न) + anya-tantratā (अन्य-तन्त्रता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ato (अतो) | indeclinable | therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| kartṛ-tantra-tvaṃ (कर्तृ-तन्त्र-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: an agent, a shared performance, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tasyeṣṭaṃ (तस्येष्टं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tasyeṣṭa (तस्येष्ट) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anya-tantratā (अन्य-तन्त्रता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: other, and tantrata (तन्त्रत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
ato (अतो) is therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. kartṛ-tantra-tvaṃ (कर्तृ-तन्त्र-त्वं) is a compound: an agent, a shared performance, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tasyeṣṭaṃ (तस्येष्टं) is tasyeṣṭa (तस्येष्ट). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anya-tantratā (अन्य-तन्त्रता) is a compound: other, and tantrata (तन्त्रत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kartṛ-tantra-tvaṃ (कर्तृ-तन्त्र-त्वं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kartṛ-tantra-tvaṃ (कर्तृ-तन्त्र-त्वं) and tasyeṣṭaṃ (तस्येष्टं).