12.13
Upadeśasāhasrī / 12. Prakāśastha (प्रकाशस्थ) / 12.13
ब्रह्मवित्त्वं तथा मुक्त्वा स आत्मज्ञो न चेतरः
brahmavittvaṃ tathā muktvā sa ātmajño na cetaraḥ
The line
brahmavittva (ब्रह्मवित्त्व), so, in that way, muktva (मुक्त्व), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, ātmajña (आत्मज्ञ), not a compound: and, and the other.
नेपालीमा
त्यसरी ब्रह्मन् जान्ने हुनु छाडेर ऊ आत्मज्ञ हुन्छ, अर्को होइन।
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: brahmavittvaṃ (ब्रह्मवित्त्वं) + tathā (तथा) + muktvā (मुक्त्वा) + sa (स) + ātmajño (आत्मज्ञो) + na (न) + ca-itaraḥ (च-इतरः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| brahmavittvaṃ (ब्रह्मवित्त्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | brahmavittva (ब्रह्मवित्त्व) |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| muktvā (मुक्त्वा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | muktva (मुक्त्व) |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| ātmajño (आत्मज्ञो) | nominative singular, masculine | ātmajña (आत्मज्ञ) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ca-itaraḥ (च-इतरः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: and, and the other. Read it from the end |
The phrases
brahmavittvaṃ (ब्रह्मवित्त्वं) is brahmavittva (ब्रह्मवित्त्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. muktvā (मुक्त्वा) is muktva (मुक्त्व). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
ātmajño (आत्मज्ञो) is ātmajña (आत्मज्ञ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ca-itaraḥ (च-इतरः) is a compound: and, and the other. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
brahmavittvaṃ (ब्रह्मवित्त्वं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss brahmavittvaṃ (ब्रह्मवित्त्वं) and muktvā (मुक्त्वा).