18.29
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.29
लक्षयेयुर् न साक्षात् तमभिदध्युः कथंचन
lakṣayeyur na sākṣāt tam abhidadhyuḥ kathaṃcana
The line
lakṣayeyur (लक्षयेयुर्), not directly, him, that, abhidadhya (अभिदध्य), how, at all, with a question word.
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: lakṣayeyur (लक्षयेयुर्) + na (न) + sākṣāt (साक्षात्) + tam (तम्) + abhidadhyuḥ (अभिदध्युः) + kathaṃ (कथं) + cana (चन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| lakṣayeyur (लक्षयेयुर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sākṣāt (साक्षात्) | indeclinable | directly |
| tam (तम्) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| abhidadhyuḥ (अभिदध्युः) | nominative singular | abhidadhya (अभिदध्य) |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| cana (चन) | indeclinable | at all, with a question word |
The phrases
lakṣayeyur (लक्षयेयुर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. sākṣāt (साक्षात्) is directly. It stands as indeclinable. tam (तम्) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
abhidadhyuḥ (अभिदध्युः) is abhidadhya (अभिदध्य). It stands as nominative singular. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. cana (चन) is at all, with a question word. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as kathaṃcana (कथंचन).
Sanskrit in this line
abhidadhyuḥ (अभिदध्युः) is nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as kathaṃcana (कथंचन).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss lakṣayeyur (लक्षयेयुर्) and sākṣāt (साक्षात्).