18.171
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.171
प्रत्यगात्मावगत्यन्तौ नान्योऽर्थोऽर्थाद् विरोध्यतः
pratyagātmāvagatyantau nānyo 'rtho 'rthād virodhy ataḥ
The line
A compound: toward, against, agātmāva (अगात्माव), going, a course, and anta (अन्त), not other, a thing, a meaning, because of from the meaning, from the thing, virodhy (विरोध्य्), therefore, from this.
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: prati-agātmāva-gati-antau (प्रति-अगात्माव-गति-अन्तौ) + na (न) + anyo (अन्यो) + artho (अर्थो) + arthāt (अर्थात्) + virodhy (विरोध्य्) + ataḥ (अतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prati-agātmāva-gati-antau (प्रति-अगात्माव-गति-अन्तौ) | nominative or accusative dual, masculine | a compound: toward, against, agātmāva (अगात्माव), going, a course, and anta (अन्त). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anyo (अन्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | other |
| artho (अर्थो) | nominative singular, masculine | a thing, a meaning |
| arthāt (अर्थात्) | ablative singular | from the meaning, from the thing |
| virodhy (विरोध्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
The phrases
prati-agātmāva-gati-antau (प्रति-अगात्माव-गति-अन्तौ) is a compound: toward, against, agātmāva (अगात्माव), going, a course, and anta (अन्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anyo (अन्यो) is other. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. artho (अर्थो) is a thing, a meaning. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
arthāt (अर्थात्) is from the meaning, from the thing. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. virodhy (विरोध्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-agātmāva-gati-antau (प्रति-अगात्माव-गति-अन्तौ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prati-agātmāva-gati-antau (प्रति-अगात्माव-गति-अन्तौ) and anyo (अन्यो).