18.38
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.38
नादर्शानुविधानाच् च मुखे सत्यविभावतः
nādarśānuvidhānāc ca mukhe saty avibhāvataḥ
The line
Because of a compound: nāda (नाद), rśānu (र्शानु), and a rule and, in mukha (मुख), truth, avibhāvata (अविभावत).
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: nāda-rśānu-vidhānāt (नाद-र्शानु-विधानात्) + ca (च) + mukhe (मुखे) + satya (सत्य) + avibhāvataḥ (अविभावतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nāda-rśānu-vidhānāt (नाद-र्शानु-विधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: nāda (नाद), rśānu (र्शानु), and a rule. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| mukhe (मुखे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | mukha (मुख) |
| satya (सत्य) | the stem, as the line writes it | truth |
| avibhāvataḥ (अविभावतः) | nominative singular, masculine | avibhāvata (अविभावत) |
The phrases
nāda-rśānu-vidhānāt (नाद-र्शानु-विधानात्) is a compound: nāda (नाद), rśānu (र्शानु), and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it nādarśānuvidhānāc (नादर्शानुविधानाच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. mukhe (मुखे) is mukha (मुख). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
satya (सत्य) is truth. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. avibhāvataḥ (अविभावतः) is avibhāvata (अविभावत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
nāda-rśānu-vidhānāt (नाद-र्शानु-विधानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nādarśānuvidhānāc (नादर्शानुविधानाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nāda-rśānu-vidhānāt (नाद-र्शानु-विधानात्) and mukhe (मुखे).