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Upadeśasāhasrī / 18. Tattvamasi (तत्त्वमसि) / 18.95
अविवेकधियामस्ति नास्ति सर्वं विवेकिनाम्
avivekadhiyām asti nāsti sarvaṃ vivekinām
The line
Of avivekadhiya (अविवेकधिय), is, is not, all, a compound: viveki (विवेकि), and by name, indeed.
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: avivekadhiyām (अविवेकधियाम्) + asti (अस्ति) + nāsti (नास्ति) + sarvaṃ (सर्वं) + viveki-nāma (विवेकि-नाम)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avivekadhiyām (अविवेकधियाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | avivekadhiya (अविवेकधिय) |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| sarvaṃ (सर्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | all |
| viveki-nāma (विवेकि-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: viveki (विवेकि), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
The phrases
avivekadhiyām (अविवेकधियाम्) is avivekadhiya (अविवेकधिय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular.
sarvaṃ (सर्वं) is all. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. viveki-nāma (विवेकि-नाम) is a compound: viveki (विवेकि), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
avivekadhiyām (अविवेकधियाम्) is genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avivekadhiyām (अविवेकधियाम्) and asti (अस्ति).