18.214
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.214
प्रत्यक्षाभासजन्यत्वाद् दुःखित्वं प्रश्नमर्हति
pratyakṣābhāsajanyatvād duḥkhitvaṃ praśnam arhati
The line
Because of a compound: direct, a seeming, and janyatva (जन्यत्व), duḥkhitva (दुःखित्व), 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: pratyakṣa-ābhāsa-janyatvāt (प्रत्यक्ष-आभास-जन्यत्वात्) + duḥkhitvaṃ (दुःखित्वं) + praśnam (प्रश्नम्) + arhati (अर्हति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratyakṣa-ābhāsa-janyatvāt (प्रत्यक्ष-आभास-जन्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: direct, a seeming, and janyatva (जन्यत्व). Read it from the end |
| duḥkhitvaṃ (दुःखित्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | duḥkhitva (दुःखित्व) |
| praśnam (प्रश्नम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | praśna (प्रश्न) |
| arhati (अर्हति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | arhata (अर्हत) |
The phrases
pratyakṣa-ābhāsa-janyatvāt (प्रत्यक्ष-आभास-जन्यत्वात्) is a compound: direct, a seeming, and janyatva (जन्यत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pratyakṣābhāsajanyatvād (प्रत्यक्षाभासजन्यत्वाद्). duḥkhitvaṃ (दुःखित्वं) is duḥkhitva (दुःखित्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
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
pratyakṣa-ābhāsa-janyatvāt (प्रत्यक्ष-आभास-जन्यत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratyakṣābhāsajanyatvād (प्रत्यक्षाभासजन्यत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratyakṣa-ābhāsa-janyatvāt (प्रत्यक्ष-आभास-जन्यत्वात्) and duḥkhitvaṃ (दुःखित्वं).
Next
18.215. How. This, nivarteta (निवर्तेत), pain, a compound: all, and the self, of of me.