18.63
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.63
मुखस्य प्रतिबिम्बो हि मुखाकारेण दृश्यते
mukhasya pratibimbo hi mukhākāreṇa dṛśyate
The line
Of mukha (मुख), a reflection. By means of mukhākāra (मुखाकार), is seen.
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: mukhasya (मुखस्य) + pratibimbaḥ (प्रतिबिम्बः) + hi (हि) + mukhākāreṇa (मुखाकारेण) + dṛśyate (दृश्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mukhasya (मुखस्य) | genitive singular | mukha (मुख) |
| pratibimbaḥ (प्रतिबिम्बः) | nominative singular, masculine | a reflection |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| mukhākāreṇa (मुखाकारेण) | instrumental singular | mukhākāra (मुखाकार) |
| dṛśyate (दृश्यते) | present, third person singular | is seen |
The phrases
mukhasya (मुखस्य) is mukha (मुख). It stands as genitive singular. pratibimbaḥ (प्रतिबिम्बः) is a reflection. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pratibimbo. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
mukhākāreṇa (मुखाकारेण) is mukhākāra (मुखाकार). It stands as instrumental singular. dṛśyate (दृश्यते) is is seen. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pratibimbaḥ (प्रतिबिम्बः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it pratibimbo.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mukhasya (मुखस्य) and pratibimbaḥ (प्रतिबिम्बः).
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