18.86
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.86
दृष्टदार्ष्टान्ततुल्यत्वं न तु सर्वात्मना क्वचित्
dṛṣṭadārṣṭāntatulyatvaṃ na tu sarvātmanā kvacit
The line
A compound: seen, dārṣṭā (दार्ष्टा), ntatu (न्ततु), and lyatva (ल्यत्व), not but, a compound: all, and the self, somewhere.
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: dṛṣṭa-dārṣṭā-ntatu-lyatvaṃ (दृष्ट-दार्ष्टा-न्ततु-ल्यत्वं) + na (न) + tu (तु) + sarva-ātman-ā (सर्व-आत्मन्-आ) + kvacit (क्वचित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dṛṣṭa-dārṣṭā-ntatu-lyatvaṃ (दृष्ट-दार्ष्टा-न्ततु-ल्यत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: seen, dārṣṭā (दार्ष्टा), ntatu (न्ततु), and lyatva (ल्यत्व). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| sarva-ātman-ā (सर्व-आत्मन्-आ) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: all, and the self. Read it from the end |
| kvacit (क्वचित्) | indeclinable | somewhere |
The phrases
dṛṣṭa-dārṣṭā-ntatu-lyatvaṃ (दृष्ट-दार्ष्टा-न्ततु-ल्यत्वं) is a compound: seen, dārṣṭā (दार्ष्टा), ntatu (न्ततु), and lyatva (ल्यत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
sarva-ātman-ā (सर्व-आत्मन्-आ) is a compound: all, and the self. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. kvacit (क्वचित्) is somewhere. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
dṛṣṭa-dārṣṭā-ntatu-lyatvaṃ (दृष्ट-दार्ष्टा-न्ततु-ल्यत्वं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dṛṣṭa-dārṣṭā-ntatu-lyatvaṃ (दृष्ट-दार्ष्टा-न्ततु-ल्यत्वं) and sarva-ātman-ā (सर्व-आत्मन्-आ).