18.152
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.152
अध्यक्ष्येण तु दृश्येन मुक्त्वान्यो द्रष्टृदृश्यताम्
adhyakṣyeṇa tu dṛśyena muktvānyo draṣṭṛdṛśyatām
The line
By means of adhyakṣya (अध्यक्ष्य) but, by means of dṛśya (दृश्य), muktvānya (मुक्त्वान्य), of a compound: the seer, and dṛśyata (दृश्यत).
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: adhyakṣyeṇa (अध्यक्ष्येण) + tu (तु) + dṛśyena (दृश्येन) + muktvānyo (मुक्त्वान्यो) + draṣṭṛ-dṛśyatām (द्रष्टृ-दृश्यताम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adhyakṣyeṇa (अध्यक्ष्येण) | instrumental singular | adhyakṣya (अध्यक्ष्य) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| dṛśyena (दृश्येन) | instrumental singular | dṛśya (दृश्य) |
| muktvānyo (मुक्त्वान्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | muktvānya (मुक्त्वान्य) |
| draṣṭṛ-dṛśyatām (द्रष्टृ-दृश्यताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: the seer, and dṛśyata (दृश्यत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
adhyakṣyeṇa (अध्यक्ष्येण) is adhyakṣya (अध्यक्ष्य). It stands as instrumental singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. dṛśyena (दृश्येन) is dṛśya (दृश्य). It stands as instrumental singular.
muktvānyo (मुक्त्वान्यो) is muktvānya (मुक्त्वान्य). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. draṣṭṛ-dṛśyatām (द्रष्टृ-दृश्यताम्) is a compound: the seer, and dṛśyata (दृश्यत). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
draṣṭṛ-dṛśyatām (द्रष्टृ-दृश्यताम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adhyakṣyeṇa (अध्यक्ष्येण) and dṛśyena (दृश्येन).