Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The form of the love (स्वरूप) / 9
9
the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
तस्मिन्ननन्यता तद्विरोधिषूदासीनता च tasminn ananyatā tadvirodhiṣūdāsīnatā ca
The line
In him, the state of having no other, and in those who oppose that, indifference.
नेपालीमा
त्यसमा अर्को नहुनु छ, अनि त्यसका विरोधीमा उदासीन हुनु छ।
Where it sits
Two marks of the restraint, still inside the form of the supreme bhakti.
Split: tasmin (तस्मिन्) + ananyatā (अनन्यता) + tadvirodhiṣu (तद्विरोधिषु) + udāsīnatā (उदासीनता) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasmin (तस्मिन्) | locative singular, masculine | in him. The one of the second sūtra (सूत्र). Recited tasminn (तस्मिन्न्) before the vowel. |
| ananyatā (अनन्यता) | nominative singular, feminine | the state of having no other. ananya (अनन्य) is no other. tā (ता) makes the abstract. |
| tadvirodhiṣu (तद्विरोधिषु) | locative plural, masculine | in those who oppose that. virodhin (विरोधिन्) is an opposer. Read from the end. The final u joins the next word as ū (ऊ). |
| udāsīnatā (उदासीनता) | nominative singular, feminine | the state of sitting neutral, indifference. udāsīna (उदासीन) is one who sits apart. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. Joins the two feminine nominatives. |
The phrases
ananyatā (अनन्यता) is located in tasmin. udāsīnatā (उदासीनता) is located in tadvirodhiṣu (तद्विरोधिषु). ca joins the two nominatives. Both are marks of the restraint.
Sanskrit in this line
tasmin before a vowel doubles the n, so the line reads tasminn ananyatā (अनन्यता). tadvirodhiṣu (तद्विरोधिषु) plus udāsīnatā (उदासीनता) is recited with ū (ऊ), because u plus u becomes ū (ऊ).
Say it back
Where does having no other sit, and where does indifference sit?