18.221
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.221
असत्त्वे ह्यन्यमानस्य विधिस् तं योजयेत् कथम्
asattve hy anyamānasya vidhis taṃ yojayet katham
The line
In a compound: what is not, and the state of being that. Of a compound: other, and a measure, a means of knowing, an injunction, him, that, yojayet (योजयेत्), how.
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: asat-tve (असत्-त्वे) + hy (ह्य्) + anya-mānasya (अन्य-मानस्य) + vidhiḥ (विधिः) + taṃ (तं) + yojayet (योजयेत्) + katham (कथम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asat-tve (असत्-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: what is not, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| anya-mānasya (अन्य-मानस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: other, and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| vidhiḥ (विधिः) | nominative singular | an injunction |
| taṃ (तं) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| yojayet (योजयेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
The phrases
asat-tve (असत्-त्वे) is a compound: what is not, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. anya-mānasya (अन्य-मानस्य) is a compound: other, and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. vidhiḥ (विधिः) is an injunction. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it vidhis.
taṃ (तं) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. yojayet (योजयेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
anya-mānasya (अन्य-मानस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidhis.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asat-tve (असत्-त्वे) and hy (ह्य्).
Next
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