19.16
Upadeśasāhasrī / 19. Jvaranāśa (ज्वरनाश) / 19.16
अनर्थवत्त्वं त्वसति ह्यकारणं न चैव तस्मान् न विपर्ययेऽन्यथा
anarthavattvaṃ tv asati hy akāraṇaṃ na caiva tasmān na viparyaye 'nyathā
The line
anarthavattva (अनर्थवत्त्व), the state of being that, in what is not. akāraṇa (अकारण), not and just, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n, not in the reverse, anyatha (अन्यथ).
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: anarthavattvaṃ (अनर्थवत्त्वं) + tva (त्व) + asati (असति) + hy (ह्य्) + akāraṇaṃ (अकारणं) + na (न) + ca (च) + eva (एव) + tasmān (तस्मान्) + na (न) + viparyaye (विपर्यये) + anyathā (अन्यथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anarthavattvaṃ (अनर्थवत्त्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | anarthavattva (अनर्थवत्त्व) |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| asati (असति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | what is not |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| akāraṇaṃ (अकारणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | akāraṇa (अकारण) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| tasmān (तस्मान्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| viparyaye (विपर्यये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the reverse |
| anyathā (अन्यथा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | anyatha (अन्यथ) |
The phrases
anarthavattvaṃ (अनर्थवत्त्वं) is anarthavattva (अनर्थवत्त्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. asati (असति) is what is not. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. akāraṇaṃ (अकारणं) is akāraṇa (अकारण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as caiva. tasmān (तस्मान्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. viparyaye (विपर्यये) is the reverse. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. anyathā (अन्यथा) is anyatha (अन्यथ). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line joins them as caiva. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anarthavattvaṃ (अनर्थवत्त्वं) and tva (त्व).