18.62
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.62
गतिशून्यं न वेदोऽयं प्रमाणं संवदत्युत
gatiśūnyaṃ na vedo 'yaṃ pramāṇaṃ saṃvadaty uta
The line
A compound: going, a course, and empty, not the Veda, this, a means, saṃvadaty (संवदत्य्), or else, then.
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: gati-śūnyaṃ (गति-शून्यं) + na (न) + vedo (वेदो) + ayaṃ (अयं) + pramāṇaṃ (प्रमाणं) + saṃvadaty (संवदत्य्) + uta (उत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| gati-śūnyaṃ (गति-शून्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: going, a course, and empty. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vedo (वेदो) | nominative singular, masculine | the Veda |
| ayaṃ (अयं) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| pramāṇaṃ (प्रमाणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a means |
| saṃvadaty (संवदत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| uta (उत) | indeclinable | or else, then |
The phrases
gati-śūnyaṃ (गति-शून्यं) is a compound: going, a course, and empty. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vedo (वेदो) is the Veda. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ayaṃ (अयं) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
pramāṇaṃ (प्रमाणं) is a means. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. saṃvadaty (संवदत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. uta (उत) is or else, then. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
gati-śūnyaṃ (गति-शून्यं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss gati-śūnyaṃ (गति-शून्यं) and vedo (वेदो).
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