18.81
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.81
आत्माध्यक्षो ममास्तीति संबन्धाग्रहणे न धीः
ātmādhyakṣo mamāstīti saṃbandhāgrahaṇe na dhīḥ
The line
ātmādhyakṣa (आत्माध्यक्ष), in mamāstīta (ममास्तीत), in a compound: saṃba (संब), ndhā (न्धा), and a grasping, not dhīḥ (धीः).
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: ātmādhyakṣo (आत्माध्यक्षो) + mamāstīti (ममास्तीति) + saṃba-ndhā-grahaṇe (संब-न्धा-ग्रहणे) + na (न) + dhīḥ (धीः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātmādhyakṣo (आत्माध्यक्षो) | nominative singular, masculine | ātmādhyakṣa (आत्माध्यक्ष) |
| mamāstīti (ममास्तीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | mamāstīta (ममास्तीत) |
| saṃba-ndhā-grahaṇe (संब-न्धा-ग्रहणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: saṃba (संब), ndhā (न्धा), and a grasping. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| dhīḥ (धीः) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
ātmādhyakṣo (आत्माध्यक्षो) is ātmādhyakṣa (आत्माध्यक्ष). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. mamāstīti (ममास्तीति) is mamāstīta (ममास्तीत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. saṃba-ndhā-grahaṇe (संब-न्धा-ग्रहणे) is a compound: saṃba (संब), ndhā (न्धा), and a grasping. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. dhīḥ (धीः) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃba-ndhā-grahaṇe (संब-न्धा-ग्रहणे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātmādhyakṣo (आत्माध्यक्षो) and mamāstīti (ममास्तीति).