18.87
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.87
मुखाभासो यथादर्श आभासश् चोदितो मृषा
mukhābhāso yathādarśa ābhāsaś codito mṛṣā
The line
mukhābhāsa (मुखाभास), a compound: as, and the new-moon rite, a seeming, codita (चोदित), falsely.
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: mukhābhāso (मुखाभासो) + yathā-darśa (यथा-दर्श) + ābhāsaḥ (आभासः) + codito (चोदितो) + mṛṣā (मृषा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mukhābhāso (मुखाभासो) | nominative singular, masculine | mukhābhāsa (मुखाभास) |
| yathā-darśa (यथा-दर्श) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: as, and the new-moon rite. Read it from the end |
| ābhāsaḥ (आभासः) | nominative singular, masculine | a seeming |
| codito (चोदितो) | nominative singular, masculine | codita (चोदित) |
| mṛṣā (मृषा) | indeclinable | falsely |
The phrases
mukhābhāso (मुखाभासो) is mukhābhāsa (मुखाभास). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. yathā-darśa (यथा-दर्श) is a compound: as, and the new-moon rite. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ābhāsaḥ (आभासः) is a seeming. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it ābhāsaś (आभासश्).
codito (चोदितो) is codita (चोदित). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. mṛṣā (मृषा) is falsely. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-darśa (यथा-दर्श) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ābhāsaś (आभासश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mukhābhāso (मुखाभासो) and yathā-darśa (यथा-दर्श).