Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The form of the love (स्वरूप) / 2
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
सा त्वस्मिन् परप्रेमरूपा sā tvasmin parapremarūpā
The line
And she is, in this one, of the form of the highest love.
नेपालीमा
त्यो भक्ति यसमा सर्वोच्च प्रेमको रूपकी हो।
Where it sits
The second sentence of the chapter on the form of the supreme bhakti. sā (सा) is the devotion of the opening line.
Split: sā (सा) + tu (तु) + asmin (अस्मिन्) + parapremarūpā (परप्रेमरूपा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sā (सा) | nominative singular, feminine | she, that. The devotion of the previous line. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and, with a slight turn. Recited joined to the next word: u plus a becomes va, so tvasmin (त्वस्मिन्). |
| asmin (अस्मिन्) | locative singular, masculine | in this one. Locative of idam (इदम्). The line does not give his name. The opening a is heard inside tvasmin (त्वस्मिन्). |
| parapremarūpā (परप्रेमरूपा) | nominative singular, feminine | she whose form is the highest love. para (पर) is supreme. prema (प्रेम) is love. rūpā (रूपा) is form. Agrees with sā (सा). Read from the end. |
The phrases
sā (सा) and parapremarūpā (परप्रेमरूपा) agree. asmin is where that love sits. tu keeps the sentence tied to the devotion just named.
Sanskrit in this line
tu plus asmin is recited tvasmin. The u becomes v and the a of asmin remains. parapremarūpā (परप्रेमरूपा) is one compound, with the feminine ending on rūpā (रूपा).
Say it back
What form does she have, and in whom?