18.153
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.153
नित्याध्यक्षकृतः कश्चिदुपकारो भवेद् धियाम्
nityādhyakṣakṛtaḥ kaścid upakāro bhaved dhiyām
The line
A compound: nityā (नित्या), dhyakṣa (ध्यक्ष), and made, done, someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound, upakāra (उपकार), would be. bhavet before a voiced sound, of dhiya (धिय).
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: nityā-dhyakṣa-kṛtaḥ (नित्या-ध्यक्ष-कृतः) + kaścid (कश्चिद्) + upakāro (उपकारो) + bhaved (भवेद्) + dhiyām (धियाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nityā-dhyakṣa-kṛtaḥ (नित्या-ध्यक्ष-कृतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: nityā (नित्या), dhyakṣa (ध्यक्ष), and made, done. Read it from the end |
| kaścid (कश्चिद्) | nominative singular, masculine | someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound |
| upakāro (उपकारो) | nominative singular, masculine | upakāra (उपकार) |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | optative, third person singular | would be. bhavet before a voiced sound |
| dhiyām (धियाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | dhiya (धिय) |
The phrases
nityā-dhyakṣa-kṛtaḥ (नित्या-ध्यक्ष-कृतः) is a compound: nityā (नित्या), dhyakṣa (ध्यक्ष), and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kaścid (कश्चिद्) is someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. upakāro (उपकारो) is upakāra (उपकार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
bhaved (भवेद्) is would be. bhavet before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. dhiyām (धियाम्) is dhiya (धिय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
nityā-dhyakṣa-kṛtaḥ (नित्या-ध्यक्ष-कृतः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nityā-dhyakṣa-kṛtaḥ (नित्या-ध्यक्ष-कृतः) and kaścid (कश्चिद्).