18.67
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.67
वदन्ति ज्ञानकर्तृत्वं तद्वद् बुद्धेस् तथात्मनः
vadanti jñānakartṛtvaṃ tadvad buddhes tathātmanaḥ
The line
In vadanta (वदन्त), a compound: knowing, an agent, and the state of being that, like that. tadvat before a voiced sound, of the intellect, so, in that way, of of the self, from the self.
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: vadanti (वदन्ति) + jñāna-kartṛ-tvaṃ (ज्ञान-कर्तृ-त्वं) + tadvad (तद्वद्) + buddheḥ (बुद्धेः) + tathā (तथा) + ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vadanti (वदन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | vadanta (वदन्त) |
| jñāna-kartṛ-tvaṃ (ज्ञान-कर्तृ-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: knowing, an agent, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tadvad (तद्वद्) | indeclinable | like that. tadvat before a voiced sound |
| buddheḥ (बुद्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | the intellect |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the self, from the self |
The phrases
vadanti (वदन्ति) is vadanta (वदन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. jñāna-kartṛ-tvaṃ (ज्ञान-कर्तृ-त्वं) is a compound: knowing, an agent, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tadvad (तद्वद्) is like that. tadvat before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable.
buddheḥ (बुद्धेः) is the intellect. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it buddhes. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) is of the self, from the self. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line joins them as tathātmanaḥ (तथात्मनः).
Sanskrit in this line
jñāna-kartṛ-tvaṃ (ज्ञान-कर्तृ-त्वं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it buddhes. The line joins them as tathātmanaḥ (तथात्मनः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vadanti (वदन्ति) and jñāna-kartṛ-tvaṃ (ज्ञान-कर्तृ-त्वं).
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18.68. mohita (मोहित), is done, knowing thus, they say, tārkika (तार्किक), a person.