18.31
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.31
मुखादन्यो मुखाभासो यथादर्शानुकारतः
mukhād anyo mukhābhāso yathādarśānukārataḥ
The line
Because of mukha (मुख), another, mukhābhāsa (मुखाभास), a compound: as, darśā (दर्शा), nukā (नुका), and rata (रत).
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: mukhād (मुखाद्) + anyaḥ (अन्यः) + mukhābhāso (मुखाभासो) + yathā-darśā-nukā-rataḥ (यथा-दर्शा-नुका-रतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mukhād (मुखाद्) | ablative singular | mukha (मुख) |
| anyaḥ (अन्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | another |
| mukhābhāso (मुखाभासो) | nominative singular, masculine | mukhābhāsa (मुखाभास) |
| yathā-darśā-nukā-rataḥ (यथा-दर्शा-नुका-रतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: as, darśā (दर्शा), nukā (नुका), and rata (रत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
mukhād (मुखाद्) is mukha (मुख). It stands as ablative singular. anyaḥ (अन्यः) is another. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it anyo.
mukhābhāso (मुखाभासो) is mukhābhāsa (मुखाभास). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. yathā-darśā-nukā-rataḥ (यथा-दर्शा-नुका-रतः) is a compound: as, darśā (दर्शा), nukā (नुका), and rata (रत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-darśā-nukā-rataḥ (यथा-दर्शा-नुका-रतः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it anyo.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mukhād (मुखाद्) and anyaḥ (अन्यः).