Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The form of the love (स्वरूप) / 15
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
तल्लक्षणानि वाच्यन्ते नानामतभेदात् tallakṣaṇāni vācyante nānāmatabhedāt
The line
The marks of that are declared, because views differ.
नेपालीमा
त्यसका लक्षण भनिन्छन्, मत अनेक भएकाले।
Where it sits
Opens the series of quoted marks. Several speakers follow.
Split: tallakṣaṇāni (तल्लक्षणानि) + vācyante (वाच्यन्ते) + nānāmatabhedāt (नानामतभेदात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tallakṣaṇāni (तल्लक्षणानि) | nominative plural, neuter | the marks of that. tat (तत्) is that, the devotion. lakṣaṇa (लक्षण) is a mark. Read from the end. |
| vācyante (वाच्यन्ते) | present third person plural, passive | are declared, are to be said. From vac (वच्). |
| nānāmatabhedāt (नानामतभेदात्) | ablative singular, masculine | because of the difference of various views. nānā (नाना) is various. mata (मत) is a view. bheda (भेद) is a split, a difference. The ablative is the reason. Read from the end. |
The phrases
tallakṣaṇāni (तल्लक्षणानि) is the subject of the passive vācyante (वाच्यन्ते). The ablative gives the reason more than one account will be spoken.
Sanskrit in this line
tat plus lakṣaṇāni (लक्षणानि) is recited tallakṣaṇāni (तल्लक्षणानि). Final t before l becomes l. nānā (नाना) plus mata plus bheda is one ablative.
Say it back
Why is more than one account given?