15.11
Upadeśasāhasrī / 15. Nānyadanyat (नान्यदन्यत्) / 15.11
तद्वद् वेत्ति य आत्मानं समं स ब्रह्मवित्तमः
tadvad vetti ya ātmānaṃ samaṃ sa brahmavittamaḥ
The line
Like that. tadvat before a voiced sound, in vetta (वेत्त), ya (य), the self, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, brahmavittama (ब्रह्मवित्तम).
नेपालीमा
त्यस्तै, जसले आत्मन्लाई समान जान्छ, ऊ ब्रह्मन् जान्नेहरूमध्ये सबैभन्दा उत्तम हो।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 15. Nānyadanyat (नान्यदन्यत्). One thing is not something other. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: tadvad (तद्वद्) + vetti (वेत्ति) + ya (य) + ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) + samaṃ (समं) + sa (स) + brahmavittamaḥ (ब्रह्मवित्तमः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadvad (तद्वद्) | indeclinable | like that. tadvat before a voiced sound |
| vetti (वेत्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | vetta (वेत्त) |
| ya (य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) | accusative singular | the self |
| samaṃ (समं) | accusative singular, masculine | an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| brahmavittamaḥ (ब्रह्मवित्तमः) | nominative singular, masculine | brahmavittama (ब्रह्मवित्तम) |
The phrases
tadvad (तद्वद्) is like that. tadvat before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. vetti (वेत्ति) is vetta (वेत्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. ya (य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) is the self. It stands as accusative singular.
samaṃ (समं) is an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. brahmavittamaḥ (ब्रह्मवित्तमः) is brahmavittama (ब्रह्मवित्तम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
brahmavittamaḥ (ब्रह्मवित्तमः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadvad (तद्वद्) and vetti (वेत्ति).