18.44
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.44
नाचितित्वादहंकर्तुः कस्य संसारिता भवेत्
nācititvād ahaṃkartuḥ kasya saṃsāritā bhavet
The line
Not because of acititva (अचितित्व), a compound: I, and karta (कर्त), of of whom, saṃsārita (संसारित), 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: na (न) + acititvād (अचितित्वाद्) + ahaṃ-kartuḥ (अहं-कर्तुः) + kasya (कस्य) + saṃsāritā (संसारिता) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| acititvād (अचितित्वाद्) | ablative singular | acititva (अचितित्व) |
| ahaṃ-kartuḥ (अहं-कर्तुः) | nominative singular | a compound: I, and karta (कर्त). Read it from the end |
| kasya (कस्य) | genitive singular | of whom |
| saṃsāritā (संसारिता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | saṃsārita (संसारित) |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. acititvād (अचितित्वाद्) is acititva (अचितित्व). It stands as ablative singular. ahaṃ-kartuḥ (अहं-कर्तुः) is a compound: I, and karta (कर्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
kasya (कस्य) is of whom. It stands as genitive singular. saṃsāritā (संसारिता) is saṃsārita (संसारित). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ahaṃ-kartuḥ (अहं-कर्तुः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss acititvād (अचितित्वाद्) and ahaṃ-kartuḥ (अहं-कर्तुः).