18.216
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.216
श्रुतेः स्वात्मनि नाशङ्का प्रामाण्ये सति विद्यते
śruteḥ svātmani nāśaṅkā prāmāṇye sati vidyate
The line
Because of because of scripture, of scripture, in a compound: one's own, and the self, not a hesitation, in being a means of knowing, in when it is, it being so, is found.
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: śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) + sva-ātman-i (स्व-आत्मन्-इ) + na (न) + aśaṅkā (अशङ्का) + prāmāṇye (प्रामाण्ये) + sati (सति) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) | ablative or genitive singular | because of scripture, of scripture |
| sva-ātman-i (स्व-आत्मन्-इ) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: one's own, and the self. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| aśaṅkā (अशङ्का) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a hesitation |
| prāmāṇye (प्रामाण्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | being a means of knowing |
| sati (सति) | locative singular, present participle | when it is, it being so |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) is because of scripture, of scripture. It stands as ablative or genitive singular. sva-ātman-i (स्व-आत्मन्-इ) is a compound: one's own, and the self. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. aśaṅkā (अशङ्का) is a hesitation. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
prāmāṇye (प्रामाण्ये) is being a means of knowing. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sati (सति) is when it is, it being so. It stands as locative singular, present participle. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sva-ātman-i (स्व-आत्मन्-इ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) and sva-ātman-i (स्व-आत्मन्-इ).