18.222
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.222
न हि ब्रह्मास्मि कर्तेति विरुद्धे भवतो धियौ
na hi brahmāsmi karteti viruddhe bhavato dhiyau
The line
Not. Brahman, I am, an agent thus, in a contradictory reason, is, becomes, dhiya (धिय).
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: na (न) + hi (हि) + brahma (ब्रह्म) + asmi (अस्मि) + kartā (कर्ता) + iti (इति) + viruddhe (विरुद्धे) + bhavataḥ (भवतः) + dhiyau (धियौ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| brahma (ब्रह्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | Brahman |
| asmi (अस्मि) | present, third person singular | I am |
| kartā (कर्ता) | nominative singular, masculine | an agent |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| viruddhe (विरुद्धे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a contradictory reason |
| bhavataḥ (भवतः) | nominative singular, masculine | is, becomes |
| dhiyau (धियौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | dhiya (धिय) |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. brahma (ब्रह्म) is Brahman. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. asmi (अस्मि) is I am. It stands as present, third person singular. The line joins them as brahmāsmi (ब्रह्मास्मि). kartā (कर्ता) is an agent. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as karteti. viruddhe (विरुद्धे) is a contradictory reason. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. bhavataḥ (भवतः) is is, becomes. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it bhavato. dhiyau (धियौ) is dhiya (धिय). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
viruddhe (विरुद्धे) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as brahmāsmi (ब्रह्मास्मि). The line joins it on as karteti. The line writes it bhavato.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss brahma (ब्रह्म) and asmi (अस्मि).
Next
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