18.73
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.73
भावाभावौ हि तेषां यौ नान्यग्राह्यौ सदा यदि
bhāvābhāvau hi teṣāṃ yau nānyagrāhyau sadā yadi
The line
A compound: a state, and absence. Of of them, yau (यौ), not a compound: other, and grāhya (ग्राह्य), always, if.
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: bhāva-abhāvau (भाव-अभावौ) + hi (हि) + teṣāṃ (तेषां) + yau (यौ) + na (न) + anya-grāhyau (अन्य-ग्राह्यौ) + sadā (सदा) + yadi (यदि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhāva-abhāvau (भाव-अभावौ) | nominative or accusative dual, masculine | a compound: a state, and absence. Read it from the end |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| teṣāṃ (तेषां) | genitive plural | of them |
| yau (यौ) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anya-grāhyau (अन्य-ग्राह्यौ) | nominative or accusative dual, masculine | a compound: other, and grāhya (ग्राह्य). Read it from the end |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
The phrases
bhāva-abhāvau (भाव-अभावौ) is a compound: a state, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, masculine. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. teṣāṃ (तेषां) is of them. It stands as genitive plural. yau (यौ) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anya-grāhyau (अन्य-ग्राह्यौ) is a compound: other, and grāhya (ग्राह्य). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, masculine. sadā (सदा) is always. It stands as indeclinable. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
bhāva-abhāvau (भाव-अभावौ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhāva-abhāvau (भाव-अभावौ) and teṣāṃ (तेषां).