18.147
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.147
अपोहो यदि भिन्नानां वृत्तिस् तस्य कथं गवि
apoho yadi bhinnānāṃ vṛttis tasya kathaṃ gavi
The line
apoha (अपोह), if, of bhinna (भिन्न), an activity of the mind, of of that, his, how, in gava (गव).
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: apoho (अपोहो) + yadi (यदि) + bhinnānāṃ (भिन्नानां) + vṛttiḥ (वृत्तिः) + tasya (तस्य) + kathaṃ (कथं) + gavi (गवि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apoho (अपोहो) | nominative singular, masculine | apoha (अपोह) |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| bhinnānāṃ (भिन्नानां) | genitive plural | bhinna (भिन्न) |
| vṛttiḥ (वृत्तिः) | nominative singular | an activity of the mind |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| gavi (गवि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | gava (गव) |
The phrases
apoho (अपोहो) is apoha (अपोह). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. bhinnānāṃ (भिन्नानां) is bhinna (भिन्न). It stands as genitive plural. vṛttiḥ (वृत्तिः) is an activity of the mind. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it vṛttis (वृत्ति).
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. gavi (गवि) is gava (गव). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
bhinnānāṃ (भिन्नानां) is genitive plural. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it vṛttis (वृत्ति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apoho (अपोहो) and bhinnānāṃ (भिन्नानां).