18.182
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.182
नैवं कल्पयितुं युक्ता पदवाक्यार्थकोविदैः
naivaṃ kalpayituṃ yuktā padavākyārthakovidaiḥ
The line
Not thus, kalpayita (कल्पयित), fit, right, by means of a compound: a word, a sentence, a thing, a meaning, and kovida (कोविद).
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: na (न) + evaṃ (एवं) + kalpayituṃ (कल्पयितुं) + yuktā (युक्ता) + pada-vākya-artha-kovidaiḥ (पद-वाक्य-अर्थ-कोविदैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| kalpayituṃ (कल्पयितुं) | accusative singular | kalpayita (कल्पयित) |
| yuktā (युक्ता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | fit, right |
| pada-vākya-artha-kovidaiḥ (पद-वाक्य-अर्थ-कोविदैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: a word, a sentence, a thing, a meaning, and kovida (कोविद). Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naivaṃ (नैवं). kalpayituṃ (कल्पयितुं) is kalpayita (कल्पयित). It stands as accusative singular.
yuktā (युक्ता) is fit, right. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. pada-vākya-artha-kovidaiḥ (पद-वाक्य-अर्थ-कोविदैः) is a compound: a word, a sentence, a thing, a meaning, and kovida (कोविद). Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural.
Sanskrit in this line
pada-vākya-artha-kovidaiḥ (पद-वाक्य-अर्थ-कोविदैः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as naivaṃ (नैवं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kalpayituṃ (कल्पयितुं) and yuktā (युक्ता).