18.189
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.189
एवं निर्दुःखमात्मानमक्रियं प्रतिपद्यते
evaṃ nirduḥkham ātmānam akriyaṃ pratipadyate
The line
Thus, nirduḥkha (निर्दुःख), the self, akriya (अक्रिय), arrives at, understands.
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: evaṃ (एवं) + nirduḥkham (निर्दुःखम्) + ātmānam (आत्मानम्) + akriyaṃ (अक्रियं) + pratipadyate (प्रतिपद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| nirduḥkham (निर्दुःखम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | nirduḥkha (निर्दुःख) |
| ātmānam (आत्मानम्) | accusative singular | the self |
| akriyaṃ (अक्रियं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | akriya (अक्रिय) |
| pratipadyate (प्रतिपद्यते) | present, third person singular | arrives at, understands |
The phrases
evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. nirduḥkham (निर्दुःखम्) is nirduḥkha (निर्दुःख). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ātmānam (आत्मानम्) is the self. It stands as accusative singular.
akriyaṃ (अक्रियं) is akriya (अक्रिय). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pratipadyate (प्रतिपद्यते) is arrives at, understands. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pratipadyate (प्रतिपद्यते) is present, third person singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirduḥkham (निर्दुःखम्) and ātmānam (आत्मानम्).
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