17.77
Upadeśasāhasrī / 17. Samyaṅmati (सम्यङ्मति) / 17.77
स्वमात्मानं परं विद्याद् विमुक्तं सर्वबन्धनैः
svam ātmānaṃ paraṃ vidyād vimuktaṃ sarvabandhanaiḥ
The line
One's own, the self, the highest, only, because of knowing, vimukta (विमुक्त), by means of a compound: all, and bondage.
नेपालीमा
आफ्नै आत्मन्लाई परम जान, सबै बन्धनबाट मुक्त।
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: svam (स्वम्) + ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) + paraṃ (परं) + vidyāt (विद्यात्) + vimuktaṃ (विमुक्तं) + sarva-bandhanaiḥ (सर्व-बन्धनैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svam (स्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one's own |
| ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) | accusative singular | the self |
| paraṃ (परं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the highest, only |
| vidyāt (विद्यात्) | ablative singular | knowing |
| vimuktaṃ (विमुक्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vimukta (विमुक्त) |
| sarva-bandhanaiḥ (सर्व-बन्धनैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: all, and bondage. Read it from the end |
The phrases
svam (स्वम्) is one's own. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) is the self. It stands as accusative singular. paraṃ (परं) is the highest, only. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
vidyāt (विद्यात्) is knowing. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidyād (विद्याद्). vimuktaṃ (विमुक्तं) is vimukta (विमुक्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sarva-bandhanaiḥ (सर्व-बन्धनैः) is a compound: all, and bondage. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-bandhanaiḥ (सर्व-बन्धनैः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidyād (विद्याद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svam (स्वम्) and ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं).