18.98
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.98
स्वयमेवाब्रवीच् छास्त्रं प्रत्ययावगती पृथक्
svayam evābravīc chāstraṃ pratyayāvagatī pṛthak
The line
By itself, oneself, evābravīc (एवाब्रवीच्), chāstra (छास्त्र), a compound: toward, against, ayāva (अयाव), and gone, separately.
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: svayam (स्वयम्) + evābravīc (एवाब्रवीच्) + chāstraṃ (छास्त्रं) + prati-ayāva-gatī (प्रति-अयाव-गती) + pṛthak (पृथक्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svayam (स्वयम्) | indeclinable | by itself, oneself |
| evābravīc (एवाब्रवीच्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| chāstraṃ (छास्त्रं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | chāstra (छास्त्र) |
| prati-ayāva-gatī (प्रति-अयाव-गती) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | a compound: toward, against, ayāva (अयाव), and gone. Read it from the end |
| pṛthak (पृथक्) | indeclinable | separately |
The phrases
svayam (स्वयम्) is by itself, oneself. It stands as indeclinable. evābravīc (एवाब्रवीच्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. chāstraṃ (छास्त्रं) is chāstra (छास्त्र). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
prati-ayāva-gatī (प्रति-अयाव-गती) is a compound: toward, against, ayāva (अयाव), and gone. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. pṛthak (पृथक्) is separately. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-ayāva-gatī (प्रति-अयाव-गती) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svayam (स्वयम्) and evābravīc (एवाब्रवीच्).