18.96
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.96
स्यादेतदहमित्यत्र युक्तिरेवावधारणे
syād etad aham ity atra yuktir evāvadhāraṇe
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, this, I thus, here, fit, right, in a compound: only, just, and a settling.
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: syād (स्याद्) + etad (एतद्) + aham (अहम्) + ity (इत्य्) + atra (अत्र) + yuktiḥ (युक्तिः) + eva-avadhāraṇe (एव-अवधारणे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| etad (एतद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| aham (अहम्) | nominative singular | I |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| atra (अत्र) | indeclinable | here |
| yuktiḥ (युक्तिः) | nominative singular | fit, right |
| eva-avadhāraṇe (एव-अवधारणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: only, just, and a settling. Read it from the end |
The phrases
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. etad (एतद्) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. aham (अहम्) is I. It stands as nominative singular. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable.
atra (अत्र) is here. It stands as indeclinable. yuktiḥ (युक्तिः) is fit, right. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it yuktir. eva-avadhāraṇe (एव-अवधारणे) is a compound: only, just, and a settling. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
eva-avadhāraṇe (एव-अवधारणे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it yuktir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and etad (एतद्).
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