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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.212
अतो मे विपरीतस्य तद् भवान् वक्तुमर्हति
ato me viparītasya tad bhavān vaktum arhati
The line
Therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound, of me, of the reverse, that, bhava (भव), vakta (वक्त), in arhata (अर्हत).
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: ato (अतो) + me (मे) + viparītasya (विपरीतस्य) + tad (तद्) + bhavān (भवान्) + vaktum (वक्तुम्) + arhati (अर्हति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ato (अतो) | indeclinable | therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound |
| me (मे) | genitive or dative singular | me |
| viparītasya (विपरीतस्य) | genitive singular | the reverse |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| bhavān (भवान्) | accusative plural, masculine | bhava (भव) |
| vaktum (वक्तुम्) | accusative singular | vakta (वक्त) |
| arhati (अर्हति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | arhata (अर्हत) |
The phrases
ato (अतो) is therefore. ataḥ (अतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. me (मे) is me. It stands as genitive or dative singular. viparītasya (विपरीतस्य) is the reverse. It stands as genitive singular. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
bhavān (भवान्) is bhava (भव). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. vaktum (वक्तुम्) is vakta (वक्त). It stands as accusative singular. arhati (अर्हति) is arhata (अर्हत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
viparītasya (विपरीतस्य) is genitive singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss me (मे) and viparītasya (विपरीतस्य).