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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)

फलरूपत्त्वात् phalarūpattvāt

The line

Because she has the form of the fruit.

नेपालीमा

फलको रूप भएकाले।

Where it sits

The first reason in the chapter on its greatness.

Split: phalarūpatvāt (फलरूपत्वात्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
phalarūpatvāt (फलरूपत्वात्)ablative singular, neuterbecause of the state of having the form of the fruit. phala (फल) is the fruit, the result. rūpa (रूप) is form. The grammatical ablative is phalarūpatvāt (फलरूपत्वात्). The file doubles the t and prints phalarūpattvāt (फलरूपत्त्वात्). Read from the end.

The phrases

The ablative is the reason she is greater. It hangs on adhikatarā (अधिकतरा) in the previous line. No new subject is named.

Sanskrit in this line

The file prints phalarūpattvāt (फलरूपत्त्वात्) with a doubled t. The grammatical ablative is phalarūpatvāt (फलरूपत्वात्), from phala plus rūpa (रूप) plus the abstract tva. The extra t belongs to the print. The table's word is phalarūpatvāt (फलरूपत्वात्).

Say it back

What reason does this ablative give?