18.143
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.143
न कश्चिच् चेष्यते धर्म इति चेत् पक्षहानता
na kaścic ceṣyate dharma iti cet pakṣahānatā
The line
If you say that not kaścic (कश्चिच्) and, is accepted, dharma, then a compound: a side, a thesis, and hānata (हानत).
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: na (न) + kaścic (कश्चिच्) + ca (च) + iṣyate (इष्यते) + dharmaḥ (धर्मः) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्) + pakṣa-hānatā (पक्ष-हानता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| kaścic (कश्चिच्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| iṣyate (इष्यते) | present, third person singular | is accepted |
| dharmaḥ (धर्मः) | nominative singular, masculine | dharma |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| pakṣa-hānatā (पक्ष-हानता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a side, a thesis, and hānata (हानत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. kaścic (कश्चिच्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. iṣyate (इष्यते) is is accepted. It stands as present, third person singular. The line joins them as ceṣyate (चेष्यते).
dharmaḥ (धर्मः) is dharma. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it dharma. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. pakṣa-hānatā (पक्ष-हानता) is a compound: a side, a thesis, and hānata (हानत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pakṣa-hānatā (पक्ष-हानता) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as ceṣyate (चेष्यते). The line writes it dharma.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kaścic (कश्चिच्) and iṣyate (इष्यते).
Next
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