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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.228
लोकत्रयाद् विरक्तत्वान् मुमुक्षुः किमितीहते
lokatrayād viraktatvān mumukṣuḥ kim itīhate
The line
Because of a compound: the world, and traya (त्रय), viraktatva (विरक्तत्व), one who wants release, what, in itīhata (इतीहत).
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: loka-trayāt (लोक-त्रयात्) + viraktatvān (विरक्तत्वान्) + mumukṣuḥ (मुमुक्षुः) + kim (किम्) + itīhate (इतीहते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| loka-trayāt (लोक-त्रयात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the world, and traya (त्रय). Read it from the end |
| viraktatvān (विरक्तत्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | viraktatva (विरक्तत्व) |
| mumukṣuḥ (मुमुक्षुः) | nominative singular | one who wants release |
| kim (किम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| itīhate (इतीहते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | itīhata (इतीहत) |
The phrases
loka-trayāt (लोक-त्रयात्) is a compound: the world, and traya (त्रय). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it lokatrayād (लोकत्रयाद्). viraktatvān (विरक्तत्वान्) is viraktatva (विरक्तत्व). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. mumukṣuḥ (मुमुक्षुः) is one who wants release. It stands as nominative singular.
kim (किम्) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. itīhate (इतीहते) is itīhata (इतीहत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
loka-trayāt (लोक-त्रयात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it lokatrayād (लोकत्रयाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss loka-trayāt (लोक-त्रयात्) and viraktatvān (विरक्तत्वान्).