18.218
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.218
अविज्ञातं विजानतां विज्ञातारमिति श्रुतेः
avijñātaṃ vijānatāṃ vijñātāram iti śruteḥ
The line
Not yet known, of vijānata (विजानत), vijñātāra (विज्ञातार) thus, because of because of scripture, of scripture.
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: avijñātaṃ (अविज्ञातं) + vijānatāṃ (विजानतां) + vijñātāram (विज्ञातारम्) + iti (इति) + śruteḥ (श्रुतेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avijñātaṃ (अविज्ञातं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not yet known |
| vijānatāṃ (विजानतां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | vijānata (विजानत) |
| vijñātāram (विज्ञातारम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vijñātāra (विज्ञातार) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) | ablative or genitive singular | because of scripture, of scripture |
The phrases
avijñātaṃ (अविज्ञातं) is not yet known. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vijānatāṃ (विजानतां) is vijānata (विजानत). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. vijñātāram (विज्ञातारम्) is vijñātāra (विज्ञातार). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. śruteḥ (श्रुतेः) is because of scripture, of scripture. It stands as ablative or genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vijñātāram (विज्ञातारम्) 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 avijñātaṃ (अविज्ञातं) and vijānatāṃ (विजानतां).