12.11
Upadeśasāhasrī / 12. Prakāśastha (प्रकाशस्थ) / 12.11
नित्यमुक्तस् तथा शुद्धः सोऽहं ब्रह्मास्मि केवलः
nityamuktas tathā śuddhaḥ so 'haṃ brahmāsmi kevalaḥ
The line
Always, said, so, in that way, clean, pure, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound, I, Brahman, I am, perfection.
नेपालीमा
सधैँ मुक्त र शुद्ध त्यो म हुँ। म केवल ब्रह्मन् हुँ।
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: nityam (नित्यम्) + uktaḥ (उक्तः) + tathā (तथा) + śuddhaḥ (शुद्धः) + so (सो) + ahaṃ (अहं) + brahma (ब्रह्म) + asmi (अस्मि) + kevalaḥ (केवलः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nityam (नित्यम्) | indeclinable | always |
| uktaḥ (उक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | said |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| śuddhaḥ (शुद्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | clean, pure |
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| ahaṃ (अहं) | nominative singular | I |
| brahma (ब्रह्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | Brahman |
| asmi (अस्मि) | present, third person singular | I am |
| kevalaḥ (केवलः) | nominative singular, masculine | perfection |
The phrases
nityam (नित्यम्) is always. It stands as indeclinable. uktaḥ (उक्तः) is said. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as nityamuktas. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. śuddhaḥ (शुद्धः) is clean, pure. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
ahaṃ (अहं) is I. It stands as nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. brahma (ब्रह्म) is Brahman. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. asmi (अस्मि) is I am. It stands as present, third person singular. The line joins them as brahmāsmi (ब्रह्मास्मि). kevalaḥ (केवलः) is perfection. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
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 nityamuktas. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as brahmāsmi (ब्रह्मास्मि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nityam (नित्यम्) and uktaḥ (उक्तः).