18.37
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.37
द्वयोरेकस्य चेद् धर्मो वियुक्तेऽन्यतरे भवेत्
dvayor ekasya ced dharmo viyukte 'nyatare bhavet
The line
If you say that of two, of one, then dharma, in viyukta (वियुक्त), in one or the other, would be.
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: dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) + ekasya (एकस्य) + ced (चेद्) + dharmaḥ (धर्मः) + viyukte (वियुक्ते) + anyatare (अन्यतरे) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) | genitive or locative dual | two |
| ekasya (एकस्य) | genitive singular | one |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| dharmaḥ (धर्मः) | nominative singular, masculine | dharma |
| viyukte (वियुक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | viyukta (वियुक्त) |
| anyatare (अन्यतरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | one or the other |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) is two. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it dvayor. ekasya (एकस्य) is one. It stands as genitive singular. ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. dharmaḥ (धर्मः) is dharma. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it dharmo.
viyukte (वियुक्ते) is viyukta (वियुक्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. anyatare (अन्यतरे) is one or the other. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line writes it dvayor. The line writes it dharmo. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) and ekasya (एकस्य).