Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The form of the love (स्वरूप) / 13
13
the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
अन्यथा पातित्यशङ्कया anyathā pātityaśaṅkayā
The line
Otherwise, there is the worry of a fall.
नेपालीमा
अन्यथा पतनको शङ्का रहन्छ।
Where it sits
The other side of the ruling about guarding the teaching.
Split: anyathā (अन्यथा) + pātityaśaṅkayā (पातित्यशङ्कया)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anyathā (अन्यथा) | indeclinable | otherwise. If the guarding just named is left aside. |
| pātityaśaṅkayā (पातित्यशङ्कया) | instrumental singular, feminine | by the worry of a fall. pātitya (पातित्य) is the state of having fallen. śaṅkā (शङ्का) is worry, a doubt. The instrumental is the cause. Read from the end. |
The phrases
anyathā (अन्यथा) sets the other side of the ruling. The instrumental gives the worry that follows. The verb is the bhavatu of the previous line.
Sanskrit in this line
pātitya (पातित्य) plus śaṅkayā (शङ्कया) is one instrumental. anyathā (अन्यथा) stands free, with its long ā (आ) kept.
Say it back
What worry belongs to the other side?