18.58
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.58
नाशनायादिमत्त्वात् तु श्रुतौ तस्यात्मतेष्यते
nāśanāyādimattvāt tu śrutau tasyātmateṣyate
The line
Because of a compound: destruction, nāyā (नाया), dima (दिम), and ttva (त्त्व) but, heard, in tasyātmateṣyata (तस्यात्मतेष्यत).
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: nāśa-nāyā-dima-ttvāt (नाश-नाया-दिम-त्त्वात्) + tu (तु) + śrutau (श्रुतौ) + tasyātmateṣyate (तस्यात्मतेष्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nāśa-nāyā-dima-ttvāt (नाश-नाया-दिम-त्त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: destruction, nāyā (नाया), dima (दिम), and ttva (त्त्व). Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| śrutau (श्रुतौ) | nominative or accusative dual, neuter | heard |
| tasyātmateṣyate (तस्यात्मतेष्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | tasyātmateṣyata (तस्यात्मतेष्यत) |
The phrases
nāśa-nāyā-dima-ttvāt (नाश-नाया-दिम-त्त्वात्) is a compound: destruction, nāyā (नाया), dima (दिम), and ttva (त्त्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
śrutau (श्रुतौ) is heard. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tasyātmateṣyate (तस्यात्मतेष्यते) is tasyātmateṣyata (तस्यात्मतेष्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
nāśa-nāyā-dima-ttvāt (नाश-नाया-दिम-त्त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nāśa-nāyā-dima-ttvāt (नाश-नाया-दिम-त्त्वात्) and śrutau (श्रुतौ).