18.14
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.14
प्रत्ययावक्षजोऽवश्यं विशेषार्थो निवारयेत्
pratyayāv akṣajo 'vaśyaṃ viśeṣārtho nivārayet
The line
A compound: toward, against, and ayāva (अयाव), akṣaja (अक्षज), avaśya (अवश्य), a compound: a difference, and a thing, a meaning, nivārayet (निवारयेत्).
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: prati-ayāva (प्रति-अयाव) + akṣajo (अक्षजो) + avaśyaṃ (अवश्यं) + viśeṣa-arthaḥ (विशेष-अर्थः) + nivārayet (निवारयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prati-ayāva (प्रति-अयाव) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: toward, against, and ayāva (अयाव). Read it from the end |
| akṣajo (अक्षजो) | nominative singular, masculine | akṣaja (अक्षज) |
| avaśyaṃ (अवश्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | avaśya (अवश्य) |
| viśeṣa-arthaḥ (विशेष-अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a difference, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| nivārayet (निवारयेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
prati-ayāva (प्रति-अयाव) is a compound: toward, against, and ayāva (अयाव). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. akṣajo (अक्षजो) is akṣaja (अक्षज). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. avaśyaṃ (अवश्यं) is avaśya (अवश्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
viśeṣa-arthaḥ (विशेष-अर्थः) is a compound: a difference, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it viśeṣārtho (विशेषार्थो). nivārayet (निवारयेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
viśeṣa-arthaḥ (विशेष-अर्थः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it viśeṣārtho (विशेषार्थो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prati-ayāva (प्रति-अयाव) and akṣajo (अक्षजो).