18.33
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.33
संसारी च स इत्येक आभासो यस् त्वहंकृति
saṃsārī ca sa ity eka ābhāso yas tv ahaṃkṛti
The line
The round and, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant thus, one, a seeming, who, which, the state of being that, in a compound: I, and made, done.
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: saṃsārī (संसारी) + ca (च) + sa (स) + ity (इत्य्) + eka (एक) + ābhāsaḥ (आभासः) + yaḥ (यः) + tva (त्व) + ahaṃ-kṛti (अहं-कृति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃsārī (संसारी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | the round |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| eka (एक) | the stem, as the line writes it | one |
| ābhāsaḥ (आभासः) | nominative singular, masculine | a seeming |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| ahaṃ-kṛti (अहं-कृति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: I, and made, done. Read it from the end |
The phrases
saṃsārī (संसारी) is the round. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. eka (एक) is one. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
ābhāsaḥ (आभासः) is a seeming. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it ābhāso (आभासो). yaḥ (यः) is who, which. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it yas. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. ahaṃ-kṛti (अहं-कृति) is a compound: I, and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ahaṃ-kṛti (अहं-कृति) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ābhāso (आभासो). The line writes it yas.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃsārī (संसारी) and sa (स).