18.175
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.175
नियमो नैव वेदेऽस्ति पदसांगत्यमर्थतः
niyamo naiva vede 'sti padasāṃgatyam arthataḥ
The line
A restriction, not just, in the Veda, is, a compound: a word, and sāṃgatya (सांगत्य), a compound: a thing, a meaning, and taḥa (तःअ).
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: niyamaḥ (नियमः) + na (न) + eva (एव) + vede (वेदे) + asti (अस्ति) + pada-sāṃgatyam (पद-सांगत्यम्) + artha-taḥa (अर्थ-तःअ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niyamaḥ (नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a restriction |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| vede (वेदे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the Veda |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| pada-sāṃgatyam (पद-सांगत्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a word, and sāṃgatya (सांगत्य). Read it from the end |
| artha-taḥa (अर्थ-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
niyamaḥ (नियमः) is a restriction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it niyamo. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva. vede (वेदे) is the Veda. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. pada-sāṃgatyam (पद-सांगत्यम्) is a compound: a word, and sāṃgatya (सांगत्य). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. artha-taḥa (अर्थ-तःअ) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
pada-sāṃgatyam (पद-सांगत्यम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it niyamo. The line joins them as naiva. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niyamaḥ (नियमः) and vede (वेदे).