18.91
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.91
अहमित्यस्मदीष्टः स्यादयमस्मीति चोभयोः
aham ity asmadīṣṭaḥ syād ayam asmīti cobhayoḥ
The line
I thus, asmadīṣṭa (अस्मदीष्ट), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, this, I am thus and, of of both.
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: aham (अहम्) + ity (इत्य्) + asmadīṣṭaḥ (अस्मदीष्टः) + syād (स्याद्) + ayam (अयम्) + asmi (अस्मि) + iti (इति) + ca (च) + ubhayoḥ (उभयोः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aham (अहम्) | nominative singular | I |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| asmadīṣṭaḥ (अस्मदीष्टः) | nominative singular, masculine | asmadīṣṭa (अस्मदीष्ट) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| ayam (अयम्) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| asmi (अस्मि) | present, third person singular | I am |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) | genitive or locative dual | of both |
The phrases
aham (अहम्) is I. It stands as nominative singular. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. asmadīṣṭaḥ (अस्मदीष्टः) is asmadīṣṭa (अस्मदीष्ट). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. ayam (अयम्) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
asmi (अस्मि) is I am. It stands as present, third person singular. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as asmīti (अस्मीति). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) is of both. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line joins them as cobhayoḥ (चोभयोः).
Sanskrit in this line
asmadīṣṭaḥ (अस्मदीष्टः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as asmīti (अस्मीति). The line joins them as cobhayoḥ (चोभयोः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aham (अहम्) and asmadīṣṭaḥ (अस्मदीष्टः).