Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The form of the love (स्वरूप) / 20
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
अस्त्येवमेवम् asty evam evam
The line
It is so. It is so.
नेपालीमा
हो, यस्तै हो, यस्तै हो।
Where it sits
Affirms the account Nārada (नारद) has just given. The likeness comes in the next line.
Split: asti (अस्ति) + evam (एवम्) + evam (एवम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asti (अस्ति) | present third person singular | it is, there is. From as (अस्). Recited asty (अस्त्य्) before the vowel. |
| evam (एवम्) | indeclinable | thus. Affirms the account just given. |
| evam (एवम्) | indeclinable | thus. The same word again, for the force of the affirmation. |
The phrases
asti takes the doubled evam as its claim. The sentence affirms Nārada (नारद)'s account. The next line supplies the likeness.
Sanskrit in this line
asti plus evam is recited astyeva. Final i before e becomes y. The second evam keeps final m.
Say it back
What does the doubled evam affirm?