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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.140
कर्त्रादेः स्पष्टतेष्टा चेद् द्रष्टृताध्यक्षकर्तृका
kartrādeḥ spaṣṭateṣṭā ced draṣṭṛtādhyakṣakartṛkā
The line
If you say that a compound: an agent, and ādeḥa (आदेःअ), spaṣṭateṣṭa (स्पष्टतेष्ट), then a compound: the seer, tādhya (ताध्य), kṣaka (क्षक), and rtṛka (र्तृक).
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: kartṛ-ādeḥa (कर्तृ-आदेःअ) + spaṣṭateṣṭā (स्पष्टतेष्टा) + ced (चेद्) + draṣṭṛ-tādhya-kṣaka-rtṛkā (द्रष्टृ-ताध्य-क्षक-र्तृका)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kartṛ-ādeḥa (कर्तृ-आदेःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an agent, and ādeḥa (आदेःअ). Read it from the end |
| spaṣṭateṣṭā (स्पष्टतेष्टा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | spaṣṭateṣṭa (स्पष्टतेष्ट) |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| draṣṭṛ-tādhya-kṣaka-rtṛkā (द्रष्टृ-ताध्य-क्षक-र्तृका) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: the seer, tādhya (ताध्य), kṣaka (क्षक), and rtṛka (र्तृक). Read it from the end |
The phrases
kartṛ-ādeḥa (कर्तृ-आदेःअ) is a compound: an agent, and ādeḥa (आदेःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. spaṣṭateṣṭā (स्पष्टतेष्टा) is spaṣṭateṣṭa (स्पष्टतेष्ट). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. draṣṭṛ-tādhya-kṣaka-rtṛkā (द्रष्टृ-ताध्य-क्षक-र्तृका) is a compound: the seer, tādhya (ताध्य), kṣaka (क्षक), and rtṛka (र्तृक). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
draṣṭṛ-tādhya-kṣaka-rtṛkā (द्रष्टृ-ताध्य-क्षक-र्तृका) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kartṛ-ādeḥa (कर्तृ-आदेःअ) and spaṣṭateṣṭā (स्पष्टतेष्टा).