18.157
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.157
सत्येव ग्राह्यशेषे च परिणामी स चित्तवत्
saty eva grāhyaśeṣe ca pariṇāmī sa cittavat
The line
Truth just, in a compound: grāhya (ग्राह्य), and the rest, what remains over and, transformation, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, a compound: the mind, and possessing.
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: satya (सत्य) + eva (एव) + grāhya-śeṣe (ग्राह्य-शेषे) + ca (च) + pariṇāmī (परिणामी) + sa (स) + citta-vat (चित्त-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| satya (सत्य) | the stem, as the line writes it | truth |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| grāhya-śeṣe (ग्राह्य-शेषे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: grāhya (ग्राह्य), and the rest, what remains over. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| pariṇāmī (परिणामी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | transformation |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| citta-vat (चित्त-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the mind, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
satya (सत्य) is truth. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. grāhya-śeṣe (ग्राह्य-शेषे) is a compound: grāhya (ग्राह्य), and the rest, what remains over. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
pariṇāmī (परिणामी) is transformation. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. citta-vat (चित्त-वत्) is a compound: the mind, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
grāhya-śeṣe (ग्राह्य-शेषे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss satya (सत्य) and grāhya-śeṣe (ग्राह्य-शेषे).