18.94
Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.94
तस्मात् सर्वावभासो ज्ञः किंचिदप्यस्पृशन् सदा
tasmāt sarvāvabhāso jñaḥ kiṃcid apy aspṛśan sadā
The line
Because of from that, sarvāvabhāsa (सर्वावभास), jñaḥ (ज्ञः), what, some. cit before a voiced sound, also, even. api before a vowel, aspṛśan (अस्पृशन्), always.
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: tasmāt (तस्मात्) + sarvāvabhāso (सर्वावभासो) + jñaḥ (ज्ञः) + kiṃ (किं) + cid (चिद्) + apy (अप्य्) + aspṛśan (अस्पृशन्) + sadā (सदा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| sarvāvabhāso (सर्वावभासो) | nominative singular, masculine | sarvāvabhāsa (सर्वावभास) |
| jñaḥ (ज्ञः) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| kiṃ (किं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| cid (चिद्) | indeclinable | some. cit before a voiced sound |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| aspṛśan (अस्पृशन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always |
The phrases
tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. sarvāvabhāso (सर्वावभासो) is sarvāvabhāsa (सर्वावभास). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. jñaḥ (ज्ञः) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. kiṃ (किं) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
cid (चिद्) is some. cit before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as kiṃcid (किंचिद्). apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. aspṛśan (अस्पृशन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. sadā (सदा) is always. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
sarvāvabhāso (सर्वावभासो) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as kiṃcid (किंचिद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasmāt (तस्मात्) and sarvāvabhāso (सर्वावभासो).