18.173
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.173
विविक्तं दृशिमात्मानं नेक्षते दशमं यथा
viviktaṃ dṛśim ātmānaṃ nekṣate daśamaṃ yathā
The line
vivikta (विविक्त), seeing, the self, not in ikṣata (इक्षत), daśama (दशम), 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: viviktaṃ (विविक्तं) + dṛśim (दृशिम्) + ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) + na (न) + ikṣate (इक्षते) + daśamaṃ (दशमं) + yathā (यथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viviktaṃ (विविक्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vivikta (विविक्त) |
| dṛśim (दृशिम्) | accusative singular | seeing |
| ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) | accusative singular | the self |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ikṣate (इक्षते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | ikṣata (इक्षत) |
| daśamaṃ (दशमं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | daśama (दशम) |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
The phrases
viviktaṃ (विविक्तं) is vivikta (विविक्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. dṛśim (दृशिम्) is seeing. It stands as accusative singular. ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) is the self. It stands as accusative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
ikṣate (इक्षते) is ikṣata (इक्षत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. daśamaṃ (दशमं) is daśama (दशम). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
viviktaṃ (विविक्तं) 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 viviktaṃ (विविक्तं) and dṛśim (दृशिम्).
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