18.184
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.184
प्रत्यक्षादिनिभत्वेऽपि वाक्यान् न व्यभिचारतः
pratyakṣādinibhatve 'pi vākyān na vyabhicārataḥ
The line
In a compound: toward, against, akṣā (अक्षा), dini (दिनि), and bhatva (भत्व) even, a sentence, not vyabhicārata (व्यभिचारत).
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-akṣā-dini-bhatve (प्रति-अक्षा-दिनि-भत्वे) + api (अपि) + vākyān (वाक्यान्) + na (न) + vyabhicārataḥ (व्यभिचारतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prati-akṣā-dini-bhatve (प्रति-अक्षा-दिनि-भत्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: toward, against, akṣā (अक्षा), dini (दिनि), and bhatva (भत्व). Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vākyān (वाक्यान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a sentence |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vyabhicārataḥ (व्यभिचारतः) | nominative singular, masculine | vyabhicārata (व्यभिचारत) |
The phrases
prati-akṣā-dini-bhatve (प्रति-अक्षा-दिनि-भत्वे) is a compound: toward, against, akṣā (अक्षा), dini (दिनि), and bhatva (भत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. vākyān (वाक्यान्) is a sentence. It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vyabhicārataḥ (व्यभिचारतः) is vyabhicārata (व्यभिचारत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-akṣā-dini-bhatve (प्रति-अक्षा-दिनि-भत्वे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prati-akṣā-dini-bhatve (प्रति-अक्षा-दिनि-भत्वे) and vākyān (वाक्यान्).