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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.160
कुण्डलिप्रत्ययो यद्वत् प्रत्यगात्माभिमानिना
kuṇḍalipratyayo yadvat pratyagātmābhimāninā
The line
A compound: kuṇḍali (कुण्डलि), and a condition, which, like, by means of a compound: toward, against, agātmābhi (अगात्माभि), and a measure, a means of knowing.
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: kuṇḍali-pratyayaḥ (कुण्डलि-प्रत्ययः) + yad (यद्) + vat (वत्) + prati-agātmābhi-māninā (प्रति-अगात्माभि-मानिना)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kuṇḍali-pratyayaḥ (कुण्डलि-प्रत्ययः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: kuṇḍali (कुण्डलि), and a condition. Read it from the end |
| yad (यद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| vat (वत्) | indeclinable | like |
| prati-agātmābhi-māninā (प्रति-अगात्माभि-मानिना) | instrumental singular | a compound: toward, against, agātmābhi (अगात्माभि), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kuṇḍali-pratyayaḥ (कुण्डलि-प्रत्ययः) is a compound: kuṇḍali (कुण्डलि), and a condition. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it kuṇḍalipratyayo (कुण्डलिप्रत्ययो). yad (यद्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
vat (वत्) is like. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as yadvat. prati-agātmābhi-māninā (प्रति-अगात्माभि-मानिना) is a compound: toward, against, agātmābhi (अगात्माभि), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-agātmābhi-māninā (प्रति-अगात्माभि-मानिना) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kuṇḍalipratyayo (कुण्डलिप्रत्ययो). The line joins them as yadvat.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kuṇḍali-pratyayaḥ (कुण्डलि-प्रत्ययः) and vat (वत्).