18.26
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.26
साक्षात् सर्वान्तरः साक्षी चेता नित्योऽगुणोऽद्वयः
sākṣāt sarvāntaraḥ sākṣī cetā nityo 'guṇo 'dvayaḥ
The line
Directly, a compound: all, and a difference, an interval, sākṣa (साक्ष), if, if you say, eternal, aguṇa (अगुण), without a second.
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: sākṣāt (साक्षात्) + sarva-antaraḥ (सर्व-अन्तरः) + sākṣī (साक्षी) + cetā (चेता) + nityo (नित्यो) + aguṇo (अगुणो) + advayaḥ (अद्वयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sākṣāt (साक्षात्) | indeclinable | directly |
| sarva-antaraḥ (सर्व-अन्तरः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: all, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| sākṣī (साक्षी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | sākṣa (साक्ष) |
| cetā (चेता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | if, if you say |
| nityo (नित्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | eternal |
| aguṇo (अगुणो) | nominative singular, masculine | aguṇa (अगुण) |
| advayaḥ (अद्वयः) | nominative singular, masculine | without a second |
The phrases
sākṣāt (साक्षात्) is directly. It stands as indeclinable. sarva-antaraḥ (सर्व-अन्तरः) is a compound: all, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sākṣī (साक्षी) is sākṣa (साक्ष). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. cetā (चेता) is if, if you say. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
nityo (नित्यो) is eternal. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. aguṇo (अगुणो) is aguṇa (अगुण). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. advayaḥ (अद्वयः) is without a second. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-antaraḥ (सर्व-अन्तरः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sākṣāt (साक्षात्) and sarva-antaraḥ (सर्व-अन्तरः).