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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.50
स्याच् चेत् तं ज्ञानशब्दैश् च वेदः शास्तीति युज्यते
syāc cet taṃ jñānaśabdaiś ca vedaḥ śāstīti yujyate
The line
If you say that it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c, then him, that, by means of a compound: knowing, and a word and, the Veda, in śāstīta (शास्तीत), fits.
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: syāc (स्याच्) + cet (चेत्) + taṃ (तं) + jñāna-śabdaiḥ (ज्ञान-शब्दैः) + ca (च) + vedaḥ (वेदः) + śāstīti (शास्तीति) + yujyate (युज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syāc (स्याच्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| taṃ (तं) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| jñāna-śabdaiḥ (ज्ञान-शब्दैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: knowing, and a word. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| vedaḥ (वेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | the Veda |
| śāstīti (शास्तीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | śāstīta (शास्तीत) |
| yujyate (युज्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
The phrases
syāc (स्याच्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c. It stands as optative, third person singular. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. taṃ (तं) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. jñāna-śabdaiḥ (ज्ञान-शब्दैः) is a compound: knowing, and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it jñānaśabdaiś (ज्ञानशब्दैश्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. vedaḥ (वेदः) is the Veda. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. śāstīti (शास्तीति) is śāstīta (शास्तीत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. yujyate (युज्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
jñāna-śabdaiḥ (ज्ञान-शब्दैः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it jñānaśabdaiś (ज्ञानशब्दैश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syāc (स्याच्) and taṃ (तं).