18.186
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.186
न हि दुःखस्य संतानो भ्रान्तेर् वा दृश्यते क्वचित्
na hi duḥkhasya saṃtāno bhrānter vā dṛśyate kvacit
The line
Not. Of pain, saṃtāna (संतान), bhrānter (भ्रान्तेर्) or, is seen, somewhere.
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) + hi (हि) + duḥkhasya (दुःखस्य) + saṃtāno (संतानो) + bhrānter (भ्रान्तेर्) + vā (वा) + dṛśyate (दृश्यते) + kvacit (क्वचित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| duḥkhasya (दुःखस्य) | genitive singular | pain |
| saṃtāno (संतानो) | nominative singular, masculine | saṃtāna (संतान) |
| bhrānter (भ्रान्तेर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| dṛśyate (दृश्यते) | present, third person singular | is seen |
| kvacit (क्वचित्) | indeclinable | somewhere |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. duḥkhasya (दुःखस्य) is pain. It stands as genitive singular. saṃtāno (संतानो) is saṃtāna (संतान). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
bhrānter (भ्रान्तेर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. dṛśyate (दृश्यते) is is seen. It stands as present, third person singular. kvacit (क्वचित्) is somewhere. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
duḥkhasya (दुःखस्य) is genitive singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss duḥkhasya (दुःखस्य) and saṃtāno (संतानो).