18.72
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.72
इत्येवं ग्राहकास्तित्वं प्रतिषेधन्ति सौगताः
ity evaṃ grāhakāstitvaṃ pratiṣedhanti saugatāḥ
The line
Thus thus, grāhakāstitva (ग्राहकास्तित्व), in a compound: toward, against, and ṣedhanta (षेधन्त), saugata (सौगत).
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: ity (इत्य्) + evaṃ (एवं) + grāhakāstitvaṃ (ग्राहकास्तित्वं) + prati-ṣedhanti (प्रति-षेधन्ति) + saugatāḥ (सौगताः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| grāhakāstitvaṃ (ग्राहकास्तित्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | grāhakāstitva (ग्राहकास्तित्व) |
| prati-ṣedhanti (प्रति-षेधन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: toward, against, and ṣedhanta (षेधन्त). Read it from the end |
| saugatāḥ (सौगताः) | nominative plural | saugata (सौगत) |
The phrases
ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. grāhakāstitvaṃ (ग्राहकास्तित्वं) is grāhakāstitva (ग्राहकास्तित्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
prati-ṣedhanti (प्रति-षेधन्ति) is a compound: toward, against, and ṣedhanta (षेधन्त). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. saugatāḥ (सौगताः) is saugata (सौगत). It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
grāhakāstitvaṃ (ग्राहकास्तित्वं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss grāhakāstitvaṃ (ग्राहकास्तित्वं) and prati-ṣedhanti (प्रति-षेधन्ति).