18.23
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.23
अतोऽप्राप्तनिषेधोऽयं दिव्यग्निचयनादिवत्
ato 'prāptaniṣedho 'yaṃ divy agnicayanādivat
The line
Therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound, a compound: what does not already follow, and niṣedha (निषेध), this, divy (दिव्य्), a compound: fire, cayanā (चयना), and divata (दिवत).
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: ato (अतो) + aprāpta-niṣedho (अप्राप्त-निषेधो) + ayaṃ (अयं) + divy (दिव्य्) + agni-cayanā-divata (अग्नि-चयना-दिवत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ato (अतो) | indeclinable | therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound |
| aprāpta-niṣedho (अप्राप्त-निषेधो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: what does not already follow, and niṣedha (निषेध). Read it from the end |
| ayaṃ (अयं) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| divy (दिव्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| agni-cayanā-divata (अग्नि-चयना-दिवत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: fire, cayanā (चयना), and divata (दिवत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
ato (अतो) is therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. aprāpta-niṣedho (अप्राप्त-निषेधो) is a compound: what does not already follow, and niṣedha (निषेध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. ayaṃ (अयं) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
divy (दिव्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. agni-cayanā-divata (अग्नि-चयना-दिवत) is a compound: fire, cayanā (चयना), and divata (दिवत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
agni-cayanā-divata (अग्नि-चयना-दिवत) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aprāpta-niṣedho (अप्राप्त-निषेधो) and ayaṃ (अयं).