11.7
Upadeśasāhasrī / 11. Īkṣitṛtva (ईक्षितृत्व) / 11.7
अहमात्मा परं ब्रह्म चिन्मात्रोऽहं सदाद्वयः
aham ātmā paraṃ brahma cinmātro 'haṃ sadādvayaḥ
The line
I, the self, the highest, only, Brahman, cinmātra (चिन्मात्र), I, a compound: sadā (सदा), and a pair.
नेपालीमा
म आत्मन् हुँ, पर ब्रह्मन्, चिन्मात्र। म सधैँ अद्वय हुँ।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 11. Īkṣitṛtva (ईक्षितृत्व). Being the seer. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: aham (अहम्) + ātmā (आत्मा) + paraṃ (परं) + brahma (ब्रह्म) + cinmātro (चिन्मात्रो) + ahaṃ (अहं) + sadā-dvayaḥ (सदा-द्वयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aham (अहम्) | nominative singular | I |
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| paraṃ (परं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
| brahma (ब्रह्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | Brahman |
| cinmātro (चिन्मात्रो) | nominative singular, masculine | cinmātra (चिन्मात्र) |
| ahaṃ (अहं) | nominative singular | I |
| sadā-dvayaḥ (सदा-द्वयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: sadā (सदा), and a pair. Read it from the end |
The phrases
aham (अहम्) is I. It stands as nominative singular. ātmā (आत्मा) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. 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.
cinmātro (चिन्मात्रो) is cinmātra (चिन्मात्र). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ahaṃ (अहं) is I. It stands as nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. sadā-dvayaḥ (सदा-द्वयः) is a compound: sadā (सदा), and a pair. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sadā-dvayaḥ (सदा-द्वयः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aham (अहम्) and ātmā (आत्मा).