18.201
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.201
कुतोऽस्य दुःखसंबन्धो दृशेः स्यात् प्रत्यगात्मनः
kuto 'sya duḥkhasaṃbandho dṛśeḥ syāt pratyagātmanaḥ
The line
From where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound, of of this, a compound: pain, saṃba (संब), and ndha (न्ध), of seeing, it would be, let it be granted, the inward self.
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: kuto (कुतो) + asya (अस्य) + duḥkha-saṃba-ndhaḥ (दुःख-संब-न्धः) + dṛśeḥ (दृशेः) + syāt (स्यात्) + pratyagātmanaḥ (प्रत्यगात्मनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kuto (कुतो) | indeclinable | from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound |
| asya (अस्य) | genitive singular | of this |
| duḥkha-saṃba-ndhaḥ (दुःख-संब-न्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: pain, saṃba (संब), and ndha (न्ध). Read it from the end |
| dṛśeḥ (दृशेः) | genitive or ablative singular | seeing |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| pratyagātmanaḥ (प्रत्यगात्मनः) | nominative singular, masculine | the inward self |
The phrases
kuto (कुतो) is from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. asya (अस्य) is of this. It stands as genitive singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. duḥkha-saṃba-ndhaḥ (दुःख-संब-न्धः) is a compound: pain, saṃba (संब), and ndha (न्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it duḥkhasaṃbandho (दुःखसंबन्धो).
dṛśeḥ (दृशेः) is seeing. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. pratyagātmanaḥ (प्रत्यगात्मनः) is the inward self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
duḥkha-saṃba-ndhaḥ (दुःख-संब-न्धः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it duḥkhasaṃbandho (दुःखसंबन्धो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kuto (कुतो) and asya (अस्य).
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