17.39
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.39
दृष्टेरात्मस्वरूपत्वात् प्रत्यक्षं ब्रह्म तत् स्मृतम्
dṛṣṭer ātmasvarūpatvāt pratyakṣaṃ brahma tat smṛtam
The line
Of a view, a compound: ātma (आत्म), own form, and tvāta (त्वात), direct, Brahman, that, memory.
नेपालीमा
देख्नु आत्मन्को आफ्नै रूप भएकाले त्यो ब्रह्मन् प्रत्यक्ष हो भनी सम्झिएको छ।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति). Right thought. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: dṛṣṭeḥ (दृष्टेः) + ātma-svarūpa-tvāta (आत्म-स्वरूप-त्वात) + pratyakṣaṃ (प्रत्यक्षं) + brahma (ब्रह्म) + tat (तत्) + smṛtam (स्मृतम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dṛṣṭeḥ (दृष्टेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a view |
| ātma-svarūpa-tvāta (आत्म-स्वरूप-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: ātma (आत्म), own form, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
| pratyakṣaṃ (प्रत्यक्षं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | direct |
| brahma (ब्रह्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | Brahman |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| smṛtam (स्मृतम्) | accusative singular, feminine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | memory |
The phrases
dṛṣṭeḥ (दृष्टेः) is a view. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it dṛṣṭer (दृष्टेर्). ātma-svarūpa-tvāta (आत्म-स्वरूप-त्वात) is a compound: ātma (आत्म), own form, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. pratyakṣaṃ (प्रत्यक्षं) is direct. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
brahma (ब्रह्म) is Brahman. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. smṛtam (स्मृतम्) is memory. It stands as accusative singular, feminine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
ātma-svarūpa-tvāta (आत्म-स्वरूप-त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dṛṣṭer (दृष्टेर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dṛṣṭeḥ (दृष्टेः) and ātma-svarūpa-tvāta (आत्म-स्वरूप-त्वात).