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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.220
वाक्यार्थं तत आत्मानं सर्वं पश्यति केवलम्
vākyārthaṃ tata ātmānaṃ sarvaṃ paśyati kevalam
The line
A compound: a sentence, and a thing, a meaning, tata (तत), the self, all, sees, perfection.
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: vākya-arthaṃ (वाक्य-अर्थं) + tata (तत) + ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) + sarvaṃ (सर्वं) + paśyati (पश्यति) + kevalam (केवलम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vākya-arthaṃ (वाक्य-अर्थं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a sentence, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| tata (तत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) | accusative singular | the self |
| sarvaṃ (सर्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | all |
| paśyati (पश्यति) | present, third person singular | sees |
| kevalam (केवलम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | perfection |
The phrases
vākya-arthaṃ (वाक्य-अर्थं) is a compound: a sentence, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. tata (तत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) is the self. It stands as accusative singular.
sarvaṃ (सर्वं) is all. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. paśyati (पश्यति) is sees. It stands as present, third person singular. kevalam (केवलम्) is perfection. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
vākya-arthaṃ (वाक्य-अर्थं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vākya-arthaṃ (वाक्य-अर्थं) and tata (तत).