18.174
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.174
स्वमात्मानं विजानाति कृत्स्नान्तःकरणेक्षणम्
svam ātmānaṃ vijānāti kṛtsnāntaḥkaraṇekṣaṇam
The line
One's own, the self, in vijānāta (विजानात), kṛtsnāntaḥkaraṇekṣaṇa (कृत्स्नान्तःकरणेक्षण).
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: svam (स्वम्) + ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) + vijānāti (विजानाति) + kṛtsnāntaḥkaraṇekṣaṇam (कृत्स्नान्तःकरणेक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svam (स्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one's own |
| ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) | accusative singular | the self |
| vijānāti (विजानाति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | vijānāta (विजानात) |
| kṛtsnāntaḥkaraṇekṣaṇam (कृत्स्नान्तःकरणेक्षणम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | kṛtsnāntaḥkaraṇekṣaṇa (कृत्स्नान्तःकरणेक्षण) |
The phrases
svam (स्वम्) is one's own. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) is the self. It stands as accusative singular.
vijānāti (विजानाति) is vijānāta (विजानात). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. kṛtsnāntaḥkaraṇekṣaṇam (कृत्स्नान्तःकरणेक्षणम्) is kṛtsnāntaḥkaraṇekṣaṇa (कृत्स्नान्तःकरणेक्षण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
kṛtsnāntaḥkaraṇekṣaṇam (कृत्स्नान्तःकरणेक्षणम्) 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 svam (स्वम्) and ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं).