18.64
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.64
जानातीति क्रियां सर्वो लोको वक्ति स्वभवतः
jānātīti kriyāṃ sarvo loko vakti svabhavataḥ
The line
In jānātīta (जानातीत), of an act, all, the world, in vakta (वक्त), svabhavata (स्वभवत).
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: jānātīti (जानातीति) + kriyāṃ (क्रियां) + sarvaḥ (सर्वः) + lokaḥ (लोकः) + vakti (वक्ति) + svabhavataḥ (स्वभवतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jānātīti (जानातीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | jānātīta (जानातीत) |
| kriyāṃ (क्रियां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | an act |
| sarvaḥ (सर्वः) | nominative singular, masculine | all |
| lokaḥ (लोकः) | nominative singular, masculine | the world |
| vakti (वक्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | vakta (वक्त) |
| svabhavataḥ (स्वभवतः) | nominative singular, masculine | svabhavata (स्वभवत) |
The phrases
jānātīti (जानातीति) is jānātīta (जानातीत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. kriyāṃ (क्रियां) is an act. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. sarvaḥ (सर्वः) is all. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it sarvo.
lokaḥ (लोकः) is the world. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it loko. vakti (वक्ति) is vakta (वक्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. svabhavataḥ (स्वभवतः) is svabhavata (स्वभवत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
svabhavataḥ (स्वभवतः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it sarvo. The line writes it loko.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jānātīti (जानातीति) and kriyāṃ (क्रियां).