18.156
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.156
कृत्स्नाध्यक्षस्य सोऽयुक्तः कालाकाशादिवत् क्रमः
kṛtsnādhyakṣasya so 'yuktaḥ kālākāśādivat kramaḥ
The line
Of kṛtsnādhyakṣa (कृत्स्नाध्यक्ष), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound, unfit, a compound: time, space, the beginning, and the rest, and possessing, order.
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: kṛtsnādhyakṣasya (कृत्स्नाध्यक्षस्य) + so (सो) + ayuktaḥ (अयुक्तः) + kāla-ākāśa-ādi-vat (काल-आकाश-आदि-वत्) + kramaḥ (क्रमः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kṛtsnādhyakṣasya (कृत्स्नाध्यक्षस्य) | genitive singular | kṛtsnādhyakṣa (कृत्स्नाध्यक्ष) |
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| ayuktaḥ (अयुक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | unfit |
| kāla-ākāśa-ādi-vat (काल-आकाश-आदि-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: time, space, the beginning, and the rest, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| kramaḥ (क्रमः) | nominative singular, masculine | order |
The phrases
kṛtsnādhyakṣasya (कृत्स्नाध्यक्षस्य) is kṛtsnādhyakṣa (कृत्स्नाध्यक्ष). It stands as genitive singular. so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ayuktaḥ (अयुक्तः) is unfit. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
kāla-ākāśa-ādi-vat (काल-आकाश-आदि-वत्) is a compound: time, space, the beginning, and the rest, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. kramaḥ (क्रमः) is order. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
kāla-ākāśa-ādi-vat (काल-आकाश-आदि-वत्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kṛtsnādhyakṣasya (कृत्स्नाध्यक्षस्य) and so (सो).