18.66
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.66
न बुद्ध्या क्रियते तस्मान् नात्मनान्येन वा सदा
na buddhyā kriyate tasmān nātmanānyena vā sadā
The line
Not buddhya (बुद्ध्य), is done, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n, not by means of atmanānya (अत्मनान्य) or, always.
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: na (न) + buddhyā (बुद्ध्या) + kriyate (क्रियते) + tasmān (तस्मान्) + na (न) + atmanānyena (अत्मनान्येन) + vā (वा) + sadā (सदा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| buddhyā (बुद्ध्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | buddhya (बुद्ध्य) |
| kriyate (क्रियते) | present, third person singular | is done |
| tasmān (तस्मान्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| atmanānyena (अत्मनान्येन) | instrumental singular | atmanānya (अत्मनान्य) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. buddhyā (बुद्ध्या) is buddhya (बुद्ध्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. kriyate (क्रियते) is is done. It stands as present, third person singular. tasmān (तस्मान्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n. It stands as indeclinable.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. atmanānyena (अत्मनान्येन) is atmanānya (अत्मनान्य). It stands as instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. sadā (सदा) is always. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
atmanānyena (अत्मनान्येन) is instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss buddhyā (बुद्ध्या) and kriyate (क्रियते).