18.195
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.195
एवं च नेतिनेत्यर्थं गमयेतां परस्परम्
evaṃ ca netinetyarthaṃ gamayetāṃ parasparam
The line
Thus and, a compound: not this, not this, and a thing, a meaning, of gamayeta (गमयेत), a compound: another, the higher, and spara (स्पर).
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: evaṃ (एवं) + ca (च) + neti-neti-arthaṃ (नेति-नेति-अर्थं) + gamayetāṃ (गमयेतां) + para-sparam (पर-स्परम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| neti-neti-arthaṃ (नेति-नेति-अर्थं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: not this, not this, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| gamayetāṃ (गमयेतां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | gamayeta (गमयेत) |
| para-sparam (पर-स्परम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: another, the higher, and spara (स्पर). Read it from the end |
The phrases
evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. neti-neti-arthaṃ (नेति-नेति-अर्थं) is a compound: not this, not this, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
gamayetāṃ (गमयेतां) is gamayeta (गमयेत). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. para-sparam (पर-स्परम्) is a compound: another, the higher, and spara (स्पर). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
neti-neti-arthaṃ (नेति-नेति-अर्थं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss neti-neti-arthaṃ (नेति-नेति-अर्थं) and gamayetāṃ (गमयेतां).