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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.30
आत्माभासो यतोऽहंकृदात्मशब्दैस् तथोच्यते
ātmābhāso yato 'haṃkṛd ātmaśabdais tathocyate
The line
ātmābhāsa (आत्माभास), which, that which, a compound: I, and kṛda (कृद), by means of a compound: ātma (आत्म), and a word, so, in that way, is said.
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: ātmābhāso (आत्माभासो) + yato (यतो) + ahaṃ-kṛda (अहं-कृद) + ātma-śabdaiḥ (आत्म-शब्दैः) + tathā (तथा) + ucyate (उच्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātmābhāso (आत्माभासो) | nominative singular, masculine | ātmābhāsa (आत्माभास) |
| yato (यतो) | nominative singular, masculine | which, that which |
| ahaṃ-kṛda (अहं-कृद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: I, and kṛda (कृद). Read it from the end |
| ātma-śabdaiḥ (आत्म-शब्दैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: ātma (आत्म), and a word. Read it from the end |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| ucyate (उच्यते) | present, third person singular | is said |
The phrases
ātmābhāso (आत्माभासो) is ātmābhāsa (आत्माभास). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. yato (यतो) is which, that which. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ahaṃ-kṛda (अहं-कृद) is a compound: I, and kṛda (कृद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
ātma-śabdaiḥ (आत्म-शब्दैः) is a compound: ātma (आत्म), and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it ātmaśabdais (आत्मशब्दै). tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. ucyate (उच्यते) is is said. It stands as present, third person singular. The line joins them as tathocyate.
Sanskrit in this line
ātma-śabdaiḥ (आत्म-शब्दैः) 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 line writes it ātmaśabdais (आत्मशब्दै). The line joins them as tathocyate.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātmābhāso (आत्माभासो) and yato (यतो).