18.172
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.172
अपश्यञ् ज्ञातुमेवेच्छेत् स्वमात्मानं जनस् तथा
apaśyañ jñātum evecchet svam ātmānaṃ janas tathā
The line
apaśyañ (अपश्यञ्), known, evecchet (एवेच्छेत्), one's own, the self, a person, so, in that way.
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: apaśyañ (अपश्यञ्) + jñātum (ज्ञातुम्) + evecchet (एवेच्छेत्) + svam (स्वम्) + ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) + janaḥ (जनः) + tathā (तथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apaśyañ (अपश्यञ्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| jñātum (ज्ञातुम्) | accusative singular | known |
| evecchet (एवेच्छेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| svam (स्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one's own |
| ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) | accusative singular | the self |
| janaḥ (जनः) | nominative singular, masculine | a person |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
The phrases
apaśyañ (अपश्यञ्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. jñātum (ज्ञातुम्) is known. It stands as accusative singular. evecchet (एवेच्छेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. svam (स्वम्) is one's own. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) is the self. It stands as accusative singular. janaḥ (जनः) is a person. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it janas. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
evecchet (एवेच्छेत्) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it janas.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apaśyañ (अपश्यञ्) and jñātum (ज्ञातुम्).
Next
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