Śiva Sūtra / Śāmbhavopāya (शाम्भव) / 1.17
1.17
वितर्क आत्मज्ञानम् vitarka ātmajñānam
The line
Deliberation is knowledge of the self.
नेपालीमा
विचार नै आत्माको ज्ञान हो।
Where it sits
The Yoga Sūtra (सूत्र) uses vitarka (वितर्क) for a coarse thought in meditation. This line uses it for the thought that is knowledge of the self. The two books keep their own sentences.
Split: vitarkaḥ (वितर्कः) + ātmajñānam (आत्मज्ञानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vitarkaḥ (वितर्कः) | nominative singular, masculine | vitarka, a deliberation, a sustained thought that stays on one point. |
| ātmajñānam (आत्मज्ञानम्) | nominative singular, neuter | knowledge of the self. ātman (आत्मन्) is the self. jñāna (ज्ञान) is knowing. |
The phrases
Two nominatives. Deliberation is knowledge of the self.
Sanskrit in this line
vitarkaḥ (वितर्कः) before ā (आ) loses the visarga. The recited line is vitarka ātmajñānam (वितर्क आत्मज्ञानम्). Short a (अ) plus long ā (आ) inside ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान) becomes long ā (आ).
Say it back
Restore the visarga, then say the equation.