18.80
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.80
द्रष्टृदृश्यत्वसंबन्धो यद्यध्यक्षेऽक्रिये कथम्
draṣṭṛdṛśyatvasaṃbandho yady adhyakṣe 'kriye katham
The line
A compound: the seer, seeing, atva (अत्व), saṃba (संब), and ndha (न्ध), if. yadi before a vowel, in adhyakṣa (अध्यक्ष), in akriya (अक्रिय), how.
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: draṣṭṛ-dṛśi-atva-saṃba-ndhaḥ (द्रष्टृ-दृशि-अत्व-संब-न्धः) + yady (यद्य्) + adhyakṣe (अध्यक्षे) + akriye (अक्रिये) + katham (कथम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| draṣṭṛ-dṛśi-atva-saṃba-ndhaḥ (द्रष्टृ-दृशि-अत्व-संब-न्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the seer, seeing, atva (अत्व), saṃba (संब), and ndha (न्ध). Read it from the end |
| yady (यद्य्) | indeclinable | if. yadi before a vowel |
| adhyakṣe (अध्यक्षे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | adhyakṣa (अध्यक्ष) |
| akriye (अक्रिये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | akriya (अक्रिय) |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
The phrases
draṣṭṛ-dṛśi-atva-saṃba-ndhaḥ (द्रष्टृ-दृशि-अत्व-संब-न्धः) is a compound: the seer, seeing, atva (अत्व), saṃba (संब), and ndha (न्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it draṣṭṛdṛśyatvasaṃbandho (द्रष्टृदृश्यत्वसंबन्धो). yady (यद्य्) is if. yadi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. adhyakṣe (अध्यक्षे) is adhyakṣa (अध्यक्ष). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
akriye (अक्रिये) is akriya (अक्रिय). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
draṣṭṛ-dṛśi-atva-saṃba-ndhaḥ (द्रष्टृ-दृशि-अत्व-संब-न्धः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it draṣṭṛdṛśyatvasaṃbandho (द्रष्टृदृश्यत्वसंबन्धो). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss draṣṭṛ-dṛśi-atva-saṃba-ndhaḥ (द्रष्टृ-दृशि-अत्व-संब-न्धः) and adhyakṣe (अध्यक्षे).