18.177
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.177
वाक्यार्थज्ञानसंक्रान्त्यै तदा प्रश्नो न युज्यते
vākyārthajñānasaṃkrāntyai tadā praśno na yujyate
The line
In a compound: a sentence, a thing, a meaning, knowing, saṃkrā (संक्रा), and ntya (न्त्य), then, praśna (प्रश्न), not fits.
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: vākya-artha-jñāna-saṃkrā-ntyi (वाक्य-अर्थ-ज्ञान-संक्रा-न्त्यि) + tadā (तदा) + praśno (प्रश्नो) + na (न) + yujyate (युज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vākya-artha-jñāna-saṃkrā-ntyi (वाक्य-अर्थ-ज्ञान-संक्रा-न्त्यि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: a sentence, a thing, a meaning, knowing, saṃkrā (संक्रा), and ntya (न्त्य). Read it from the end |
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then |
| praśno (प्रश्नो) | nominative singular, masculine | praśna (प्रश्न) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| yujyate (युज्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
The phrases
vākya-artha-jñāna-saṃkrā-ntyi (वाक्य-अर्थ-ज्ञान-संक्रा-न्त्यि) is a compound: a sentence, a thing, a meaning, knowing, saṃkrā (संक्रा), and ntya (न्त्य). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tadā (तदा) is then. It stands as indeclinable. praśno (प्रश्नो) is praśna (प्रश्न). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. yujyate (युज्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vākya-artha-jñāna-saṃkrā-ntyi (वाक्य-अर्थ-ज्ञान-संक्रा-न्त्यि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vākya-artha-jñāna-saṃkrā-ntyi (वाक्य-अर्थ-ज्ञान-संक्रा-न्त्यि) and tadā (तदा).