Śiva Sūtra / Āṇavopāya (आणव) / 3.28
3.28
दानमात्मज्ञानम् dānam ātmajñānam
The line
The gift is knowledge of the self.
नेपालीमा
दान आत्माको ज्ञान हो।
Where it sits
Third of the renamings. 3.29 says who is the cause of knowing.
Split: dānam (दानम्) + ātmajñānam (आत्मज्ञानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dānam (दानम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the gift. |
| ātmajñānam (आत्मज्ञानम्) | nominative singular, neuter | knowledge of the self. |
The phrases
The gift is knowledge of the self. 1.17 had said deliberation is that knowledge. Here the knowledge is the gift.
Sanskrit in this line
Both neuter nominatives in am (अम्). ātma (आत्म) and jñāna (ज्ञान) join with long ā (आ).
Say it back
Say what is given.