18.16
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.16
चर्या नोऽशास्त्रसंवेद्या स्यादनिष्टं तथा सति
caryā no 'śāstrasaṃvedyā syād aniṣṭaṃ tathā sati
The line
carya (चर्य), not aśāstrasaṃvedya (अशास्त्रसंवेद्य), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, not wanted, so, in that way, in when it is, it being so.
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: caryā (चर्या) + no (नो) + aśāstrasaṃvedyā (अशास्त्रसंवेद्या) + syād (स्याद्) + aniṣṭaṃ (अनिष्टं) + tathā (तथा) + sati (सति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| caryā (चर्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | carya (चर्य) |
| no (नो) | indeclinable | not. na before a vowel |
| aśāstrasaṃvedyā (अशास्त्रसंवेद्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | aśāstrasaṃvedya (अशास्त्रसंवेद्य) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| aniṣṭaṃ (अनिष्टं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not wanted |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| sati (सति) | locative singular, present participle | when it is, it being so |
The phrases
caryā (चर्या) is carya (चर्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. no (नो) is not. na before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. aśāstrasaṃvedyā (अशास्त्रसंवेद्या) is aśāstrasaṃvedya (अशास्त्रसंवेद्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
aniṣṭaṃ (अनिष्टं) is not wanted. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. sati (सति) is when it is, it being so. It stands as locative singular, present participle.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss caryā (चर्या) and aśāstrasaṃvedyā (अशास्त्रसंवेद्या).