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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.59
जानातीत्यादिशब्दस्य गतिर् वाच्या तथापि तु
jānātītyādiśabdasya gatir vācyā tathāpi tu
The line
Of a compound: jānā (जाना), tītyādi (तीत्यादि), and a word, going, a course, vācya (वाच्य), even so but.
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: jānā-tītyādi-śabdasya (जाना-तीत्यादि-शब्दस्य) + gatiḥ (गतिः) + vācyā (वाच्या) + tathāpi (तथापि) + tu (तु)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jānā-tītyādi-śabdasya (जाना-तीत्यादि-शब्दस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: jānā (जाना), tītyādi (तीत्यादि), and a word. Read it from the end |
| gatiḥ (गतिः) | nominative singular | going, a course |
| vācyā (वाच्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | vācya (वाच्य) |
| tathāpi (तथापि) | indeclinable | even so |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
The phrases
jānā-tītyādi-śabdasya (जाना-तीत्यादि-शब्दस्य) is a compound: jānā (जाना), tītyādi (तीत्यादि), and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. gatiḥ (गतिः) is going, a course. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it gatir. vācyā (वाच्या) is vācya (वाच्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
tathāpi (तथापि) is even so. It stands as indeclinable. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
jānā-tītyādi-śabdasya (जाना-तीत्यादि-शब्दस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it gatir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jānā-tītyādi-śabdasya (जाना-तीत्यादि-शब्दस्य) and gatiḥ (गतिः).