18.187
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.187
दशमं नवमस्येव वेद चेदविरुद्धता
daśamaṃ navam asyeva veda ced aviruddhatā
The line
If you say that daśama (दशम), nava (नव), of of this, like, as if, the Veda, then a compound: unopposed, and the state of being that.
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: daśamaṃ (दशमं) + navam (नवम्) + asya (अस्य) + iva (इव) + veda (वेद) + ced (चेद्) + aviruddha-tā (अविरुद्ध-ता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| daśamaṃ (दशमं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | daśama (दशम) |
| navam (नवम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | nava (नव) |
| asya (अस्य) | genitive singular | of this |
| iva (इव) | indeclinable | like, as if |
| veda (वेद) | the stem, as the line writes it | the Veda |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| aviruddha-tā (अविरुद्ध-ता) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: unopposed, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
daśamaṃ (दशमं) is daśama (दशम). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. navam (नवम्) is nava (नव). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. asya (अस्य) is of this. It stands as genitive singular. iva (इव) is like, as if. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as asyeva.
veda (वेद) is the Veda. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. aviruddha-tā (अविरुद्ध-ता) is a compound: unopposed, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
aviruddha-tā (अविरुद्ध-ता) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as asyeva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss daśamaṃ (दशमं) and navam (नवम्).