18.163
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.163
तस्मान् मिथ्याभिमानोत्थं मृते पुत्रे मृतिर् यथा
tasmān mithyābhimānotthaṃ mṛte putre mṛtir yathā
The line
Therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n, mithyābhimānottha (मिथ्याभिमानोत्थ), in mṛta (मृत), in putra (पुत्र), mṛtir (मृतिर्), as.
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: tasmān (तस्मान्) + mithyābhimānotthaṃ (मिथ्याभिमानोत्थं) + mṛte (मृते) + putre (पुत्रे) + mṛtir (मृतिर्) + yathā (यथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasmān (तस्मान्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n |
| mithyābhimānotthaṃ (मिथ्याभिमानोत्थं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | mithyābhimānottha (मिथ्याभिमानोत्थ) |
| mṛte (मृते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | mṛta (मृत) |
| putre (पुत्रे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | putra (पुत्र) |
| mṛtir (मृतिर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
The phrases
tasmān (तस्मान्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n. It stands as indeclinable. mithyābhimānotthaṃ (मिथ्याभिमानोत्थं) is mithyābhimānottha (मिथ्याभिमानोत्थ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. mṛte (मृते) is mṛta (मृत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
putre (पुत्रे) is putra (पुत्र). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. mṛtir (मृतिर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
mithyābhimānotthaṃ (मिथ्याभिमानोत्थं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasmān (तस्मान्) and mithyābhimānotthaṃ (मिथ्याभिमानोत्थं).