18.208
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.208
श्रोतुस् तथात्वविज्ञाने प्रवृत्तिः स्यात् कथं त्विति
śrotus tathātvavijñāne pravṛttiḥ syāt kathaṃ tv iti
The line
śrotus (श्रोतु), in a compound: being so, and knowing, activity, it would be, let it be granted, how, the state of being that thus.
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: śrotus (श्रोतु) + tathātva-vijñāne (तथात्व-विज्ञाने) + pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) + syāt (स्यात्) + kathaṃ (कथं) + tva (त्व) + iti (इति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śrotus (श्रोतु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tathātva-vijñāne (तथात्व-विज्ञाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: being so, and knowing. Read it from the end |
| pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | activity |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
The phrases
śrotus (श्रोतु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tathātva-vijñāne (तथात्व-विज्ञाने) is a compound: being so, and knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) is activity. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
tathātva-vijñāne (तथात्व-विज्ञाने) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śrotus (श्रोतु) and tathātva-vijñāne (तथात्व-विज्ञाने).