18.146
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.146
भेदाभावेऽप्यभावस्य भेदो नामभिरिष्यते
bhedābhāve 'py abhāvasya bhedo nāmabhir iṣyate
The line
In a compound: a difference, and absence, also, even. api before a vowel, of absence, a difference, a compound: by name, indeed, and bhira (भिर), is accepted.
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: bheda-abhāve (भेद-अभावे) + apy (अप्य्) + abhāvasya (अभावस्य) + bhedaḥ (भेदः) + nāma-bhira (नाम-भिर) + iṣyate (इष्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bheda-abhāve (भेद-अभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a difference, and absence. Read it from the end |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| abhāvasya (अभावस्य) | genitive singular | absence |
| bhedaḥ (भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a difference |
| nāma-bhira (नाम-भिर) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: by name, indeed, and bhira (भिर). Read it from the end |
| iṣyate (इष्यते) | present, third person singular | is accepted |
The phrases
bheda-abhāve (भेद-अभावे) is a compound: a difference, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. abhāvasya (अभावस्य) is absence. It stands as genitive singular.
bhedaḥ (भेदः) is a difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it bhedo. nāma-bhira (नाम-भिर) is a compound: by name, indeed, and bhira (भिर). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. iṣyate (इष्यते) is is accepted. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
bheda-abhāve (भेद-अभावे) 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 bhedo.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bheda-abhāve (भेद-अभावे) and apy (अप्य्).