18.199
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.199
प्रत्यगात्मनि न त्वेवं संख्याप्राप्तिवदध्रुवम्
pratyagātmani na tv evaṃ saṃkhyāprāptivad adhruvam
The line
In the inward self, not the state of being that thus, a compound: number, prāpti (प्राप्ति), and vada (वद), adhruva (अध्रुव).
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: pratyagātmani (प्रत्यगात्मनि) + na (न) + tva (त्व) + evaṃ (एवं) + saṃkhyā-prāpti-vada (संख्या-प्राप्ति-वद) + adhruvam (अध्रुवम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratyagātmani (प्रत्यगात्मनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | the inward self |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| saṃkhyā-prāpti-vada (संख्या-प्राप्ति-वद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: number, prāpti (प्राप्ति), and vada (वद). Read it from the end |
| adhruvam (अध्रुवम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | adhruva (अध्रुव) |
The phrases
pratyagātmani (प्रत्यगात्मनि) is the inward self. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. saṃkhyā-prāpti-vada (संख्या-प्राप्ति-वद) is a compound: number, prāpti (प्राप्ति), and vada (वद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. adhruvam (अध्रुवम्) is adhruva (अध्रुव). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃkhyā-prāpti-vada (संख्या-प्राप्ति-वद) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratyagātmani (प्रत्यगात्मनि) and tva (त्व).