18.194
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.194
तच्छब्दः प्रत्यगात्मार्थस् तच्छब्दार्थस् त्वमस् तथा
tacchabdaḥ pratyagātmārthas tacchabdārthas tvamas tathā
The line
tacchabda (तच्छब्द), a compound: toward, against, agātmā (अगात्मा), and rtha (र्थ), tacchabdārthas (तच्छब्दार्थ), tvamas (त्वम), so, in that way.
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: tacchabdaḥ (तच्छब्दः) + prati-agātmā-rthaḥ (प्रति-अगात्मा-र्थः) + tacchabdārthas (तच्छब्दार्थ) + tvamas (त्वम) + tathā (तथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tacchabdaḥ (तच्छब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | tacchabda (तच्छब्द) |
| prati-agātmā-rthaḥ (प्रति-अगात्मा-र्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, agātmā (अगात्मा), and rtha (र्थ). Read it from the end |
| tacchabdārthas (तच्छब्दार्थ) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tvamas (त्वम) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
The phrases
tacchabdaḥ (तच्छब्दः) is tacchabda (तच्छब्द). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prati-agātmā-rthaḥ (प्रति-अगात्मा-र्थः) is a compound: toward, against, agātmā (अगात्मा), and rtha (र्थ). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pratyagātmārthas (प्रत्यगात्मार्थ). tacchabdārthas (तच्छब्दार्थ) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
tvamas (त्वम) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-agātmā-rthaḥ (प्रति-अगात्मा-र्थः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratyagātmārthas (प्रत्यगात्मार्थ).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tacchabdaḥ (तच्छब्दः) and prati-agātmā-rthaḥ (प्रति-अगात्मा-र्थः).