18.145
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.145
अगोरसत्त्वं गोत्वं ते न तु तद् गोः स्वलक्षणम्
agor asattvaṃ gotvaṃ te na tu tad goḥ svalakṣaṇam
The line
agor (अगोर्), a compound: what is not, and the state of being that, gotva (गोत्व), they, those, not but, that, goḥ (गोः), a compound: one's own, and a mark.
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: agor (अगोर्) + asat-tvaṃ (असत्-त्वं) + gotvaṃ (गोत्वं) + te (ते) + na (न) + tu (तु) + tad (तद्) + goḥ (गोः) + sva-lakṣaṇam (स्व-लक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| agor (अगोर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| asat-tvaṃ (असत्-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: what is not, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| gotvaṃ (गोत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | gotva (गोत्व) |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| goḥ (गोः) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| sva-lakṣaṇam (स्व-लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: one's own, and a mark. Read it from the end |
The phrases
agor (अगोर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. asat-tvaṃ (असत्-त्वं) is a compound: what is not, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. gotvaṃ (गोत्वं) is gotva (गोत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. goḥ (गोः) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. sva-lakṣaṇam (स्व-लक्षणम्) is a compound: one's own, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
sva-lakṣaṇam (स्व-लक्षणम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss agor (अगोर्) and asat-tvaṃ (असत्-त्वं).