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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.225
स पुनः सभयं गन्तुं स्वतन्त्रश् चेन् न हीच्छति
sa punaḥ sabhayaṃ gantuṃ svatantraś cen na hīcchati
The line
If you say that he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, again, sabhaya (सभय), ganta (गन्त), a compound: one's own, and a shared performance, no, in hīcchata (हीच्छत).
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: sa (स) + punaḥ (पुनः) + sabhayaṃ (सभयं) + gantuṃ (गन्तुं) + sva-tantraḥ (स्व-तन्त्रः) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + hīcchati (हीच्छति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| sabhayaṃ (सभयं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sabhaya (सभय) |
| gantuṃ (गन्तुं) | accusative singular | ganta (गन्त) |
| sva-tantraḥ (स्व-तन्त्रः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: one's own, and a shared performance. Read it from the end |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hīcchati (हीच्छति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | hīcchata (हीच्छत) |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. sabhayaṃ (सभयं) is sabhaya (सभय). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. gantuṃ (गन्तुं) is ganta (गन्त). It stands as accusative singular.
sva-tantraḥ (स्व-तन्त्रः) is a compound: one's own, and a shared performance. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it svatantraś (स्वतन्त्रश्). cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hīcchati (हीच्छति) is hīcchata (हीच्छत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sva-tantraḥ (स्व-तन्त्रः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it svatantraś (स्वतन्त्रश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and sabhayaṃ (सभयं).