18.46
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.46
अवस्तुसन्नपि ह्येष कूटस्थेनात्मना तथा
avastusann api hy eṣa kūṭasthenātmanā tathā
The line
avastusann (अवस्तुसन्न्) even. This, kūṭasthenātmana (कूटस्थेनात्मन), so, in that way.
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: avastusann (अवस्तुसन्न्) + api (अपि) + hy (ह्य्) + eṣa (एष) + kūṭasthenātmanā (कूटस्थेनात्मना) + tathā (तथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avastusann (अवस्तुसन्न्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| eṣa (एष) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| kūṭasthenātmanā (कूटस्थेनात्मना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | kūṭasthenātmana (कूटस्थेनात्मन) |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
The phrases
avastusann (अवस्तुसन्न्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable.
eṣa (एष) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kūṭasthenātmanā (कूटस्थेनात्मना) is kūṭasthenātmana (कूटस्थेनात्मन). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
kūṭasthenātmanā (कूटस्थेनात्मना) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avastusann (अवस्तुसन्न्) and hy (ह्य्).
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