18.213
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.213
प्रमाणेन विरोधी यः सोऽत्रार्थः प्रश्नमर्हति
pramāṇena virodhī yaḥ so 'trārthaḥ praśnam arhati
The line
By means of a means, a clash, who, which, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound, here, the thing, the meaning, praśna (प्रश्न), in arhata (अर्हत).
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: pramāṇena (प्रमाणेन) + virodhī (विरोधी) + yaḥ (यः) + so (सो) + atra (अत्र) + arthaḥ (अर्थः) + praśnam (प्रश्नम्) + arhati (अर्हति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pramāṇena (प्रमाणेन) | instrumental singular | a means |
| virodhī (विरोधी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | a clash |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which |
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| atra (अत्र) | indeclinable | here |
| arthaḥ (अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | the thing, the meaning |
| praśnam (प्रश्नम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | praśna (प्रश्न) |
| arhati (अर्हति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | arhata (अर्हत) |
The phrases
pramāṇena (प्रमाणेन) is a means. It stands as instrumental singular. virodhī (विरोधी) is a clash. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. yaḥ (यः) is who, which. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
atra (अत्र) is here. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. arthaḥ (अर्थः) is the thing, the meaning. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as atrārthaḥ (अत्रार्थः). praśnam (प्रश्नम्) is praśna (प्रश्न). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. arhati (अर्हति) is arhata (अर्हत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as atrārthaḥ (अत्रार्थः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pramāṇena (प्रमाणेन) and virodhī (विरोधी).