8.2
Upadeśasāhasrī / 8. Citisvarūpa (चितिस्वरूप) / 8.2
अहं परं ब्रह्म सदा विमुक्तवत् तथाजमेकं द्वयवर्जितं यतः
ahaṃ paraṃ brahma sadā vimuktavat tathājam ekaṃ dvayavarjitaṃ yataḥ
The line
I, the highest, only, Brahman, always, vimuktavat (विमुक्तवत्), a compound: so, and jama (जम), one, a compound: a pair, and varjita (वर्जित), from which, because.
नेपालीमा
म सधैँ मुक्त जस्तै पर ब्रह्मन् हुँ, किनकि अज, एक, र जोडीरहित छु।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 8. Citisvarūpa (चितिस्वरूप). Awareness as one's own form. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ahaṃ (अहं) + paraṃ (परं) + brahma (ब्रह्म) + sadā (सदा) + vimuktavat (विमुक्तवत्) + tathā-jama (तथा-जम) + ekaṃ (एकं) + dvaya-varjitaṃ (द्वय-वर्जितं) + yataḥ (यतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ahaṃ (अहं) | nominative singular | I |
| paraṃ (परं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
| brahma (ब्रह्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | Brahman |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always |
| vimuktavat (विमुक्तवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tathā-jama (तथा-जम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: so, and jama (जम). Read it from the end |
| ekaṃ (एकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one |
| dvaya-varjitaṃ (द्वय-वर्जितं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a pair, and varjita (वर्जित). Read it from the end |
| yataḥ (यतः) | indeclinable | from which, because |
The phrases
ahaṃ (अहं) is I. It stands as nominative singular. paraṃ (परं) is the highest, only. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. brahma (ब्रह्म) is Brahman. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sadā (सदा) is always. It stands as indeclinable. vimuktavat (विमुक्तवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
tathā-jama (तथा-जम) is a compound: so, and jama (जम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ekaṃ (एकं) is one. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. dvaya-varjitaṃ (द्वय-वर्जितं) is a compound: a pair, and varjita (वर्जित). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. yataḥ (यतः) is from which, because. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
dvaya-varjitaṃ (द्वय-वर्जितं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ahaṃ (अहं) and paraṃ (परं).