18.169
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.169
निर्दुःखवाचिना योगात् त्वंशब्दस्य तदर्थता
nirduḥkhavācinā yogāt tvaṃśabdasya tadarthatā
The line
By means of nirduḥkhavāca (निर्दुःखवाच), because of a joining, of tvaṃśabda (त्वंशब्द), a compound: for the sake of that, and the state of being that.
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: nirduḥkhavācinā (निर्दुःखवाचिना) + yogāt (योगात्) + tvaṃśabdasya (त्वंशब्दस्य) + tadartha-tā (तदर्थ-ता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirduḥkhavācinā (निर्दुःखवाचिना) | instrumental singular | nirduḥkhavāca (निर्दुःखवाच) |
| yogāt (योगात्) | ablative singular | a joining |
| tvaṃśabdasya (त्वंशब्दस्य) | genitive singular | tvaṃśabda (त्वंशब्द) |
| tadartha-tā (तदर्थ-ता) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: for the sake of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nirduḥkhavācinā (निर्दुःखवाचिना) is nirduḥkhavāca (निर्दुःखवाच). It stands as instrumental singular. yogāt (योगात्) is a joining. It stands as ablative singular.
tvaṃśabdasya (त्वंशब्दस्य) is tvaṃśabda (त्वंशब्द). It stands as genitive singular. tadartha-tā (तदर्थ-ता) is a compound: for the sake of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
nirduḥkhavācinā (निर्दुःखवाचिना) is instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirduḥkhavācinā (निर्दुःखवाचिना) and yogāt (योगात्).