18.93
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.93
धनी गोमान् यथा तद्वद् देहोऽहंकर्तुरेव च
dhanī gomān yathā tadvad deho 'haṃkartur eva ca
The line
dhana (धन), goma (गोम), as, like that. tadvat before a voiced sound, a body, a compound: I, and karta (कर्त) just and.
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: dhanī (धनी) + gomān (गोमान्) + yathā (यथा) + tadvad (तद्वद्) + deho (देहो) + ahaṃ-kartuḥ (अहं-कर्तुः) + eva (एव) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dhanī (धनी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | dhana (धन) |
| gomān (गोमान्) | accusative plural, masculine | goma (गोम) |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| tadvad (तद्वद्) | indeclinable | like that. tadvat before a voiced sound |
| deho (देहो) | nominative singular, masculine | a body |
| ahaṃ-kartuḥ (अहं-कर्तुः) | nominative singular | a compound: I, and karta (कर्त). Read it from the end |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
dhanī (धनी) is dhana (धन). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. gomān (गोमान्) is goma (गोम). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. tadvad (तद्वद्) is like that. tadvat before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable.
deho (देहो) is a body. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ahaṃ-kartuḥ (अहं-कर्तुः) is a compound: I, and karta (कर्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
ahaṃ-kartuḥ (अहं-कर्तुः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dhanī (धनी) and gomān (गोमान्).