18.42
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.42
छायाया न त्वदृष्टत्वादपामेव च दर्शनात्
chāyāyā na tv adṛṣṭatvād apām eva ca darśanāt
The line
chāyāya (छायाय), not the state of being that, because of a compound: what is not seen, and the state of being that, of water just and, because of from seeing, because one sees.
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: chāyāyā (छायाया) + na (न) + tva (त्व) + adṛṣṭa-tvāt (अदृष्ट-त्वात्) + apām (अपाम्) + eva (एव) + ca (च) + darśanāt (दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| chāyāyā (छायाया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | chāyāya (छायाय) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| adṛṣṭa-tvāt (अदृष्ट-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: what is not seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| apām (अपाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | water |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
The phrases
chāyāyā (छायाया) is chāyāya (छायाय). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. adṛṣṭa-tvāt (अदृष्ट-त्वात्) is a compound: what is not seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it adṛṣṭatvād (अदृष्टत्वाद्).
apām (अपाम्) is water. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. darśanāt (दर्शनात्) is from seeing, because one sees. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
adṛṣṭa-tvāt (अदृष्ट-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it adṛṣṭatvād (अदृष्टत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss chāyāyā (छायाया) and tva (त्व).