18.158
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.158
नाध्यक्षस्याविशेषत्वान् न तस्यास्ति परो यतः
nādhyakṣasyāviśeṣatvān na tasyāsti paro yataḥ
The line
Not a compound: adhya (अध्य), kṣasyā (क्षस्या), a difference, and tvāna (त्वान), not of of that, his, is, the other, the higher, from which, because.
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: na (न) + adhya-kṣasyā-viśeṣa-tvāna (अध्य-क्षस्या-विशेष-त्वान) + na (न) + tasya (तस्य) + asti (अस्ति) + paraḥ (परः) + yataḥ (यतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| adhya-kṣasyā-viśeṣa-tvāna (अध्य-क्षस्या-विशेष-त्वान) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: adhya (अध्य), kṣasyā (क्षस्या), a difference, and tvāna (त्वान). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| paraḥ (परः) | nominative singular, masculine | the other, the higher |
| yataḥ (यतः) | indeclinable | from which, because |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. adhya-kṣasyā-viśeṣa-tvāna (अध्य-क्षस्या-विशेष-त्वान) is a compound: adhya (अध्य), kṣasyā (क्षस्या), a difference, and tvāna (त्वान). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular.
asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. The line joins them as tasyāsti (तस्यास्ति). paraḥ (परः) is the other, the higher. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it paro. yataḥ (यतः) is from which, because. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
adhya-kṣasyā-viśeṣa-tvāna (अध्य-क्षस्या-विशेष-त्वान) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as tasyāsti (तस्यास्ति). The line writes it paro.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adhya-kṣasyā-viśeṣa-tvāna (अध्य-क्षस्या-विशेष-त्वान) and tasya (तस्य).