19.15
Upadeśasāhasrī / 19. Jvaranāśa (ज्वरनाश) / 19.15
विचारहानाच् च तथैव संस्थितं न चेत् तदिष्टं नितरां सदिष्यते
vicārahānāc ca tathaiva saṃsthitaṃ na cet tad iṣṭaṃ nitarāṃ sad iṣyate
The line
If you say that because of a compound: vicāra (विचार), and abandonment and, so, in that way just, a settling, not, then that, wanted, of nitara (नितर), what is, is accepted.
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 19. Jvaranāśa (ज्वरनाश). The destruction of the fever. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: vicāra-hānāt (विचार-हानात्) + ca (च) + tathā (तथा) + eva (एव) + saṃsthitaṃ (संस्थितं) + na (न) + cet (चेत्) + tad (तद्) + iṣṭaṃ (इष्टं) + nitarāṃ (नितरां) + sad (सद्) + iṣyate (इष्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vicāra-hānāt (विचार-हानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: vicāra (विचार), and abandonment. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| saṃsthitaṃ (संस्थितं) | accusative singular, feminine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a settling |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| iṣṭaṃ (इष्टं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | wanted |
| nitarāṃ (नितरां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | nitara (नितर) |
| sad (सद्) | the stem, as the line writes it | what is |
| iṣyate (इष्यते) | present, third person singular | is accepted |
The phrases
vicāra-hānāt (विचार-हानात्) is a compound: vicāra (विचार), and abandonment. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vicārahānāc (विचारहानाच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as tathaiva. saṃsthitaṃ (संस्थितं) is a settling. It stands as accusative singular, feminine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. iṣṭaṃ (इष्टं) is wanted. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nitarāṃ (नितरां) is nitara (नितर). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. sad (सद्) is what is. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. iṣyate (इष्यते) is is accepted. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vicāra-hānāt (विचार-हानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vicārahānāc (विचारहानाच्). The line joins them as tathaiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vicāra-hānāt (विचार-हानात्) and saṃsthitaṃ (संस्थितं).