18.48
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.48
अहंकर्तारमात्मेति मन्यन्ते ते निरागमाः
ahaṃkartāram ātmeti manyante te nirāgamāḥ
The line
A compound: I, and kartāra (कर्तार), the self thus, in manyanta (मन्यन्त), they, those, nirāgama (निरागम).
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: ahaṃ-kartāram (अहं-कर्तारम्) + ātma (आत्म) + iti (इति) + manyante (मन्यन्ते) + te (ते) + nirāgamāḥ (निरागमाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ahaṃ-kartāram (अहं-कर्तारम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: I, and kartāra (कर्तार). Read it from the end |
| ātma (आत्म) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| manyante (मन्यन्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | manyanta (मन्यन्त) |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| nirāgamāḥ (निरागमाः) | nominative plural | nirāgama (निरागम) |
The phrases
ahaṃ-kartāram (अहं-कर्तारम्) is a compound: I, and kartāra (कर्तार). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ātma (आत्म) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as ātmeti (आत्मेति).
manyante (मन्यन्ते) is manyanta (मन्यन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. nirāgamāḥ (निरागमाः) is nirāgama (निरागम). It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
ahaṃ-kartāram (अहं-कर्तारम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as ātmeti (आत्मेति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ahaṃ-kartāram (अहं-कर्तारम्) and ātma (आत्म).