18.18
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.18
त्यजन् साधनतत्साध्यविरुद्धं शमनादिमान्
tyajan sādhanatatsādhyaviruddhaṃ śamanādimān
The line
tyajan (त्यजन्), a compound: the means, that, what is to be established, and a contradictory reason, a compound: śamanādi (शमनादि), 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: tyajan (त्यजन्) + sādhana-tat-sādhya-viruddhaṃ (साधन-तत्-साध्य-विरुद्धं) + śamanādi-māna (शमनादि-मान)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tyajan (त्यजन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| sādhana-tat-sādhya-viruddhaṃ (साधन-तत्-साध्य-विरुद्धं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: the means, that, what is to be established, and a contradictory reason. Read it from the end |
| śamanādi-māna (शमनादि-मान) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: śamanādi (शमनादि), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tyajan (त्यजन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. sādhana-tat-sādhya-viruddhaṃ (साधन-तत्-साध्य-विरुद्धं) is a compound: the means, that, what is to be established, and a contradictory reason. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
śamanādi-māna (शमनादि-मान) is a compound: śamanādi (शमनादि), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
sādhana-tat-sādhya-viruddhaṃ (साधन-तत्-साध्य-विरुद्धं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tyajan (त्यजन्) and sādhana-tat-sādhya-viruddhaṃ (साधन-तत्-साध्य-विरुद्धं).