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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.75
नाध्यक्षेऽनुपकारित्वादन्यत्रापि प्रसङ्गतः
nādhyakṣe 'nupakāritvād anyatrāpi prasaṅgataḥ
The line
Not in adhyakṣa (अध्यक्ष), because of anupakāritva (अनुपकारित्व), elsewhere even, a compound: an unwanted consequence, and taḥa (तःअ).
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: na (न) + adhyakṣe (अध्यक्षे) + anupakāritvād (अनुपकारित्वाद्) + anyatra (अन्यत्र) + api (अपि) + prasaṅga-taḥa (प्रसङ्ग-तःअ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| adhyakṣe (अध्यक्षे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | adhyakṣa (अध्यक्ष) |
| anupakāritvād (अनुपकारित्वाद्) | ablative singular | anupakāritva (अनुपकारित्व) |
| anyatra (अन्यत्र) | indeclinable | elsewhere |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| prasaṅga-taḥa (प्रसङ्ग-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an unwanted consequence, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. adhyakṣe (अध्यक्षे) is adhyakṣa (अध्यक्ष). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. anupakāritvād (अनुपकारित्वाद्) is anupakāritva (अनुपकारित्व). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
anyatra (अन्यत्र) is elsewhere. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as anyatrāpi (अन्यत्रापि). prasaṅga-taḥa (प्रसङ्ग-तःअ) is a compound: an unwanted consequence, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins it on as anyatrāpi (अन्यत्रापि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adhyakṣe (अध्यक्षे) and anupakāritvād (अनुपकारित्वाद्).