18.49
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.49
आत्माभासाश्रयाज्ञानात् संसरन्त्यविवेकतः
ātmābhāsāśrayājñānāt saṃsaranty avivekataḥ
The line
Because of a compound: ātmā (आत्मा), bhāsā (भासा), śrayā (श्रया), and knowing, saṃsaranty (संसरन्त्य्), avivekata (अविवेकत).
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: ātmā-bhāsā-śrayā-jñānāt (आत्मा-भासा-श्रया-ज्ञानात्) + saṃsaranty (संसरन्त्य्) + avivekataḥ (अविवेकतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātmā-bhāsā-śrayā-jñānāt (आत्मा-भासा-श्रया-ज्ञानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: ātmā (आत्मा), bhāsā (भासा), śrayā (श्रया), and knowing. Read it from the end |
| saṃsaranty (संसरन्त्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| avivekataḥ (अविवेकतः) | nominative singular, masculine | avivekata (अविवेकत) |
The phrases
ātmā-bhāsā-śrayā-jñānāt (आत्मा-भासा-श्रया-ज्ञानात्) is a compound: ātmā (आत्मा), bhāsā (भासा), śrayā (श्रया), and knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. saṃsaranty (संसरन्त्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
avivekataḥ (अविवेकतः) is avivekata (अविवेकत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
ātmā-bhāsā-śrayā-jñānāt (आत्मा-भासा-श्रया-ज्ञानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātmā-bhāsā-śrayā-jñānāt (आत्मा-भासा-श्रया-ज्ञानात्) and saṃsaranty (संसरन्त्य्).