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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.120
त्रयमेतद् विविच्यात्र यो जानाति स आत्मवित्
trayam etad vivicyātra yo jānāti sa ātmavit
The line
traya (त्रय), this, vivicyātra (विविच्यात्र), who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound, in jānāta (जानात), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, ātmavit (आत्मवित्).
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि). That thou art. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: trayam (त्रयम्) + etad (एतद्) + vivicyātra (विविच्यात्र) + yo (यो) + jānāti (जानाति) + sa (स) + ātmavit (आत्मवित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| trayam (त्रयम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | traya (त्रय) |
| etad (एतद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| vivicyātra (विविच्यात्र) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| yo (यो) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound |
| jānāti (जानाति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | jānāta (जानात) |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| ātmavit (आत्मवित्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
trayam (त्रयम्) is traya (त्रय). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. etad (एतद्) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vivicyātra (विविच्यात्र) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. yo (यो) is who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
jānāti (जानाति) is jānāta (जानात). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ātmavit (आत्मवित्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
vivicyātra (विविच्यात्र) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss trayam (त्रयम्) and etad (एतद्).