18.68
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.68
मोहिताः क्रियते ज्ञानमित्याहुस् तार्किका जनाः
mohitāḥ kriyate jñānam ity āhus tārkikā janāḥ
The line
mohita (मोहित), is done, knowing thus, they say, tārkika (तार्किक), a person.
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: mohitāḥ (मोहिताः) + kriyate (क्रियते) + jñānam (ज्ञानम्) + ity (इत्य्) + āhuḥ (आहुः) + tārkikā (तार्किका) + janāḥ (जनाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mohitāḥ (मोहिताः) | nominative plural | mohita (मोहित) |
| kriyate (क्रियते) | present, third person singular | is done |
| jñānam (ज्ञानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | knowing |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| āhuḥ (आहुः) | perfect, third person plural | they say |
| tārkikā (तार्किका) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | tārkika (तार्किक) |
| janāḥ (जनाः) | nominative plural | a person |
The phrases
mohitāḥ (मोहिताः) is mohita (मोहित). It stands as nominative plural. kriyate (क्रियते) is is done. It stands as present, third person singular. jñānam (ज्ञानम्) is knowing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable.
āhuḥ (आहुः) is they say. It stands as perfect, third person plural. The line writes it āhus (आहु). tārkikā (तार्किका) is tārkika (तार्किक). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. janāḥ (जनाः) is a person. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
mohitāḥ (मोहिताः) is nominative plural. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it āhus (आहु).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mohitāḥ (मोहिताः) and kriyate (क्रियते).