Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The form of the love (स्वरूप) / 12
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
भवतु निश्चयदार्ढ्यादूर्ध्वं शास्त्ररक्षणम् bhavatu niścayadārḍhyād ūrdhvaṃ śāstrarakṣaṇam
The line
After conviction has grown firm, let the teaching be guarded.
नेपालीमा
निश्चय दृढ भएपछि शास्त्रको रक्षा होस्।
Where it sits
A ruling that follows the definition of restraint, still in the chapter on the form of the supreme bhakti.
Split: bhavatu (भवतु) + niścayadārḍhyāt (निश्चयदार्ढ्यात्) + ūrdhvam (ऊर्ध्वम्) + śāstrarakṣaṇam (शास्त्ररक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhavatu (भवतु) | imperative third person singular | let it be. From bhū (भू). |
| niścayadārḍhyāt (निश्चयदार्ढ्यात्) | ablative singular, neuter | from the firmness of conviction. niścaya (निश्चय) is conviction, a settling. dārḍhya (दार्ढ्य) is firmness. Recited with d before the next vowel. Read from the end. |
| ūrdhvam (ऊर्ध्वम्) | accusative singular, neuter | after, onward from that point. With the ablative it means after that. |
| śāstrarakṣaṇam (शास्त्ररक्षणम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the guarding of the teaching. śāstra (शास्त्र) is the teaching. rakṣaṇa (रक्षण) is guarding. Subject of bhavatu (भवतु). Read from the end. |
The phrases
śāstrarakṣaṇam (शास्त्ररक्षणम्) is the subject of bhavatu. niścayadārḍhyāt (निश्चयदार्ढ्यात्) ūrdhvam (ऊर्ध्वम्) gives the time, after conviction has become firm.
Sanskrit in this line
niścayadārḍhyāt (निश्चयदार्ढ्यात्) before ūrdhvam (ऊर्ध्वम्) is recited niścayadārḍhyād (निश्चयदार्ढ्याद्). Final t before a vowel becomes d. The space in the recitation keeps the words apart, and the sounds join as dū (दू).
Say it back
After what point is the teaching to be guarded?