18.197
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.197
न कल्प्यमश्रुतत्वाच् च श्रुतत्यागोऽप्यनर्थकः
na kalpyam aśrutatvāc ca śrutatyāgo 'py anarthakaḥ
The line
Not kalpya (कल्प्य), because of aśrutatva (अश्रुतत्व) and, a compound: heard, and giving up, the relinquishment in the rite, also, even. api before a vowel, of no point.
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) + kalpyam (कल्प्यम्) + aśrutatvāc (अश्रुतत्वाच्) + ca (च) + śruta-tyāgo (श्रुत-त्यागो) + apy (अप्य्) + anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| kalpyam (कल्प्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | kalpya (कल्प्य) |
| aśrutatvāc (अश्रुतत्वाच्) | ablative singular | aśrutatva (अश्रुतत्व) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| śruta-tyāgo (श्रुत-त्यागो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: heard, and giving up, the relinquishment in the rite. Read it from the end |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) | nominative singular, masculine | of no point |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. kalpyam (कल्प्यम्) is kalpya (कल्प्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. aśrutatvāc (अश्रुतत्वाच्) is aśrutatva (अश्रुतत्व). It stands as ablative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
śruta-tyāgo (श्रुत-त्यागो) is a compound: heard, and giving up, the relinquishment in the rite. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) is of no point. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
śruta-tyāgo (श्रुत-त्यागो) 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 kalpyam (कल्प्यम्) and aśrutatvāc (अश्रुतत्वाच्).