3.18
संस्कारसाक्षात्करणात् पूर्वजातिज्ञानम्
saṃskāra-sākṣātkaraṇāt pūrva-jāti-jñānam
The line
From making impressions immediate, knowledge of previous births.
नेपालीमा
संस्कारलाई साक्षात् बनाएपछि अघिल्ला जन्मको ज्ञान हुन्छ।
Where it sits
A second knowledge of the past, now by way of impressions rather than by way of the three changes. Previous birth is the fruit. 3.19 turns from one's own past to another mind.
Split: saṃskāra (संस्कार) + sākṣātkaraṇāt (साक्षात्करणात्) + pūrva (पूर्व) + jāti (जाति) + jñānam (ज्ञानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃskāra (संस्कार) | stem | impressions. |
| sākṣātkaraṇāt (साक्षात्करणात्) | ablative singular | from making them immediate. From direct perception of the impressions. |
| pūrva (पूर्व) | stem | previous. |
| jāti (जाति) | stem | birth. |
| jñānam (ज्ञानम्) | nominative singular, neuter | knowledge. |
The phrases
From making impressions immediate, knowledge of previous births. The ablative is the source, and it is a making-immediate rather than the word saṃyama (संयम). The practice is still saṃyama (संयम). The line names the act inside it: the impressions are brought to direct sight.
Sanskrit in this line
sākṣāt (साक्षात्) means “before the eyes,” and -karaṇa (करण) is “the making.” The compound is “making immediate.” Ablative -āt (आत्) you can read in your sleep by now. Trust that, and spend the effort on the compound.
Say it back
Say what is made immediate, and what knowledge follows.