18.167
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.167
अविवेकस्वभावेन मनो गच्छत्यनिच्छतः
avivekasvabhāvena mano gacchaty anicchataḥ
The line
By means of a compound: aviveka (अविवेक), and an own-nature, mana (मन), gacchaty (गच्छत्य्), anicchata (अनिच्छत).
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: aviveka-svabhāvena (अविवेक-स्वभावेन) + mano (मनो) + gacchaty (गच्छत्य्) + anicchataḥ (अनिच्छतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aviveka-svabhāvena (अविवेक-स्वभावेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: aviveka (अविवेक), and an own-nature. Read it from the end |
| mano (मनो) | nominative singular, masculine | mana (मन) |
| gacchaty (गच्छत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| anicchataḥ (अनिच्छतः) | nominative singular, masculine | anicchata (अनिच्छत) |
The phrases
aviveka-svabhāvena (अविवेक-स्वभावेन) is a compound: aviveka (अविवेक), and an own-nature. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. mano (मनो) is mana (मन). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
gacchaty (गच्छत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. anicchataḥ (अनिच्छतः) is anicchata (अनिच्छत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
aviveka-svabhāvena (अविवेक-स्वभावेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aviveka-svabhāvena (अविवेक-स्वभावेन) and mano (मनो).
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