18.148
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.148
नामजात्यादयो यद्वत् संविदस् तेऽविशेषतः
nāmajātyādayo yadvat saṃvidas te 'viśeṣataḥ
The line
A compound: by name, indeed, a futile rejoinder, and ādaya (आदय), which, like, saṃvidas (संविद), they, those, a compound: no difference, and taḥa (तःअ).
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: nāma-jāti-ādayaḥ (नाम-जाति-आदयः) + yad (यद्) + vat (वत्) + saṃvidas (संविद) + te (ते) + aviśeṣa-taḥa (अविशेष-तःअ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nāma-jāti-ādayaḥ (नाम-जाति-आदयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: by name, indeed, a futile rejoinder, and ādaya (आदय). Read it from the end |
| yad (यद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| vat (वत्) | indeclinable | like |
| saṃvidas (संविद) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| aviśeṣa-taḥa (अविशेष-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: no difference, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
nāma-jāti-ādayaḥ (नाम-जाति-आदयः) is a compound: by name, indeed, a futile rejoinder, and ādaya (आदय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it nāmajātyādayo (नामजात्यादयो). yad (यद्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vat (वत्) is like. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as yadvat.
saṃvidas (संविद) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. aviśeṣa-taḥa (अविशेष-तःअ) is a compound: no difference, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
nāma-jāti-ādayaḥ (नाम-जाति-आदयः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nāmajātyādayo (नामजात्यादयो). The line joins them as yadvat. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nāma-jāti-ādayaḥ (नाम-जाति-आदयः) and vat (वत्).