18.159
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.159
सुखदुःखविनिर्मोको नाहंकर्तरि युज्यते
sukhaduḥkhavinirmoko nāhaṃkartari yujyate
The line
A compound: pleasure, pain, vini (विनि), and rmoka (र्मोक), not in a compound: I, and kartara (कर्तर), fits.
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: sukha-duḥkha-vini-rmokaḥ (सुख-दुःख-विनि-र्मोकः) + na (न) + ahaṃ-kartari (अहं-कर्तरि) + yujyate (युज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sukha-duḥkha-vini-rmokaḥ (सुख-दुःख-विनि-र्मोकः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: pleasure, pain, vini (विनि), and rmoka (र्मोक). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ahaṃ-kartari (अहं-कर्तरि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: I, and kartara (कर्तर). Read it from the end |
| yujyate (युज्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
The phrases
sukha-duḥkha-vini-rmokaḥ (सुख-दुःख-विनि-र्मोकः) is a compound: pleasure, pain, vini (विनि), and rmoka (र्मोक). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it sukhaduḥkhavinirmoko (सुखदुःखविनिर्मोको). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
ahaṃ-kartari (अहं-कर्तरि) is a compound: I, and kartara (कर्तर). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. yujyate (युज्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sukha-duḥkha-vini-rmokaḥ (सुख-दुःख-विनि-र्मोकः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sukhaduḥkhavinirmoko (सुखदुःखविनिर्मोको).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sukha-duḥkha-vini-rmokaḥ (सुख-दुःख-विनि-र्मोकः) and ahaṃ-kartari (अहं-कर्तरि).