18.166
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.166
अविवेकात् तथा दुःखं मानसं चात्मनीक्षते
avivekāt tathā duḥkhaṃ mānasaṃ cātmanīkṣate
The line
Because of aviveka (अविवेक), so, in that way, pain, mental, in cātmanīkṣata (चात्मनीक्षत).
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: avivekāt (अविवेकात्) + tathā (तथा) + duḥkhaṃ (दुःखं) + mānasaṃ (मानसं) + cātmanīkṣate (चात्मनीक्षते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avivekāt (अविवेकात्) | ablative singular | aviveka (अविवेक) |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| duḥkhaṃ (दुःखं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | pain |
| mānasaṃ (मानसं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | mental |
| cātmanīkṣate (चात्मनीक्षते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | cātmanīkṣata (चात्मनीक्षत) |
The phrases
avivekāt (अविवेकात्) is aviveka (अविवेक). It stands as ablative singular. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. duḥkhaṃ (दुःखं) is pain. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
mānasaṃ (मानसं) is mental. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. cātmanīkṣate (चात्मनीक्षते) is cātmanīkṣata (चात्मनीक्षत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
cātmanīkṣate (चात्मनीक्षते) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avivekāt (अविवेकात्) and duḥkhaṃ (दुःखं).