18.71
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.71
ग्राहका इव भासन्ते दहन्तीवोल्मुकादयः
grāhakā iva bhāsante dahantīvolmukādayaḥ
The line
grāhaka (ग्राहक), like, as if, in bhāsanta (भासन्त), dahantīvolmukādaya (दहन्तीवोल्मुकादय).
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: grāhakā (ग्राहका) + iva (इव) + bhāsante (भासन्ते) + dahantīvolmukādayaḥ (दहन्तीवोल्मुकादयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| grāhakā (ग्राहका) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | grāhaka (ग्राहक) |
| iva (इव) | indeclinable | like, as if |
| bhāsante (भासन्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | bhāsanta (भासन्त) |
| dahantīvolmukādayaḥ (दहन्तीवोल्मुकादयः) | nominative singular, masculine | dahantīvolmukādaya (दहन्तीवोल्मुकादय) |
The phrases
grāhakā (ग्राहका) is grāhaka (ग्राहक). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. iva (इव) is like, as if. It stands as indeclinable.
bhāsante (भासन्ते) is bhāsanta (भासन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. dahantīvolmukādayaḥ (दहन्तीवोल्मुकादयः) is dahantīvolmukādaya (दहन्तीवोल्मुकादय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
dahantīvolmukādayaḥ (दहन्तीवोल्मुकादयः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss grāhakā (ग्राहका) and bhāsante (भासन्ते).