18.144
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.144
न भूतेस् तर्हि नाशित्वं स्वालक्षण्यं हि ते
na bhūtes tarhi nāśitvaṃ svālakṣaṇyaṃ hi te
The line
Not of an element, then, not aśitva (अशित्व), svālakṣaṇya (स्वालक्षण्य). They, those.
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) + bhūteḥ (भूतेः) + tarhi (तर्हि) + na (न) + aśitvaṃ (अशित्वं) + svālakṣaṇyaṃ (स्वालक्षण्यं) + hi (हि) + te (ते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| bhūteḥ (भूतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | an element |
| tarhi (तर्हि) | indeclinable | then |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| aśitvaṃ (अशित्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśitva (अशित्व) |
| svālakṣaṇyaṃ (स्वालक्षण्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | svālakṣaṇya (स्वालक्षण्य) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. bhūteḥ (भूतेः) is an element. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it bhūtes (भूते). tarhi (तर्हि) is then. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
aśitvaṃ (अशित्वं) is aśitva (अशित्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. svālakṣaṇyaṃ (स्वालक्षण्यं) is svālakṣaṇya (स्वालक्षण्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
svālakṣaṇyaṃ (स्वालक्षण्यं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it bhūtes (भूते).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhūteḥ (भूतेः) and tarhi (तर्हि).