18.25
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.25
नेति नेतीति तत् सर्वं साहंकर्त्रा निषिध्यते
neti netīti tat sarvaṃ sāhaṃkartrā niṣidhyate
The line
Not thus, not thus thus, that, all, sāhaṃkartra (साहंकर्त्र), in niṣidhyata (निषिध्यत).
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) + iti (इति) + na (न) + iti (इति) + iti (इति) + tat (तत्) + sarvaṃ (सर्वं) + sāhaṃkartrā (साहंकर्त्रा) + niṣidhyate (निषिध्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| sarvaṃ (सर्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | all |
| sāhaṃkartrā (साहंकर्त्रा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | sāhaṃkartra (साहंकर्त्र) |
| niṣidhyate (निषिध्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | niṣidhyata (निषिध्यत) |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as neti. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as itīti (इतीति).
tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sarvaṃ (सर्वं) is all. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sāhaṃkartrā (साहंकर्त्रा) is sāhaṃkartra (साहंकर्त्र). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. niṣidhyate (निषिध्यते) is niṣidhyata (निषिध्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
sāhaṃkartrā (साहंकर्त्रा) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as neti. The line joins them as itīti (इतीति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarvaṃ (सर्वं) and sāhaṃkartrā (साहंकर्त्रा).