12.1
Upadeśasāhasrī / 12. Prakāśastha (प्रकाशस्थ) / 12.1
द्रष्ट्राभासं तथा चित्तं द्रष्टाहमिति मन्यते
draṣṭrābhāsaṃ tathā cittaṃ draṣṭāham iti manyate
The line
A compound: the seer, and a seeming, so, in that way, some, at all, him, that, draṣṭāha (द्रष्टाह) thus, in manyata (मन्यत).
नेपालीमा
त्यसरी चित्तले द्रष्टाको झल्कोलाई म द्रष्टा हुँ भनी मान्छ।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 12. Prakāśastha (प्रकाशस्थ). Standing in the light. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: draṣṭṛ-ābhāsaṃ (द्रष्टृ-आभासं) + tathā (तथा) + cit (चित्) + taṃ (तं) + draṣṭāham (द्रष्टाहम्) + iti (इति) + manyate (मन्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| draṣṭṛ-ābhāsaṃ (द्रष्टृ-आभासं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: the seer, and a seeming. Read it from the end |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| cit (चित्) | indeclinable | some, at all |
| taṃ (तं) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| draṣṭāham (द्रष्टाहम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | draṣṭāha (द्रष्टाह) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| manyate (मन्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | manyata (मन्यत) |
The phrases
draṣṭṛ-ābhāsaṃ (द्रष्टृ-आभासं) is a compound: the seer, and a seeming. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. cit (चित्) is some, at all. It stands as indeclinable. taṃ (तं) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. The line joins them as cittaṃ (चित्तं).
draṣṭāham (द्रष्टाहम्) is draṣṭāha (द्रष्टाह). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. manyate (मन्यते) is manyata (मन्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
draṣṭṛ-ābhāsaṃ (द्रष्टृ-आभासं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as cittaṃ (चित्तं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss draṣṭṛ-ābhāsaṃ (द्रष्टृ-आभासं) and cit (चित्).