18.217
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.217
वक्तव्यं तु तथार्थं स्याद् विरोधेऽसति केनचित्
vaktavyaṃ tu tathārthaṃ syād virodhe 'sati kenacit
The line
vaktavya (वक्तव्य) but, so, in that way, the thing, for the sake of, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, in a clash, in what is not, by means of by what, some, at all.
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: vaktavyaṃ (वक्तव्यं) + tu (तु) + tathā (तथा) + arthaṃ (अर्थं) + syād (स्याद्) + virodhe (विरोधे) + asati (असति) + kena (केन) + cit (चित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vaktavyaṃ (वक्तव्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vaktavya (वक्तव्य) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| arthaṃ (अर्थं) | accusative singular | the thing, for the sake of |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| virodhe (विरोधे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a clash |
| asati (असति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | what is not |
| kena (केन) | instrumental singular | by what |
| cit (चित्) | indeclinable | some, at all |
The phrases
vaktavyaṃ (वक्तव्यं) is vaktavya (वक्तव्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. arthaṃ (अर्थं) is the thing, for the sake of. It stands as accusative singular. The line joins them as tathārthaṃ (तथार्थं). syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
virodhe (विरोधे) is a clash. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. asati (असति) is what is not. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. kena (केन) is by what. It stands as instrumental singular. cit (चित्) is some, at all. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as kenacit.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line joins them as tathārthaṃ (तथार्थं). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as kenacit.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vaktavyaṃ (वक्तव्यं) and arthaṃ (अर्थं).