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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
ईश्वरस्याप्यभिमानद्वेषित्वात् दैन्यप्रियत्वात् च īśvarasyāpy abhimānadveṣitvāt dainyapriyatvāt ca
The line
And also because the Lord hates pride and holds lowliness dear.
नेपालीमा
ईश्वर पनि घमण्डलाई द्वेष गर्ने र दीनतालाई प्रिय मान्ने भएकाले।
Where it sits
A further reason in the chapter on its greatness, from the side of the Lord.
Split: īśvarasya (ईश्वरस्य) + api (अपि) + abhimānadveṣitvāt (अभिमानद्वेषित्वात्) + dainyapriyatvāt (दैन्यप्रियत्वात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| īśvarasya (ईश्वरस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of the Lord. Recited joined to the next word: a plus a becomes ā (आ). |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even, also. The i joins the next vowel as y, so apy (अप्य्). |
| abhimānadveṣitvāt (अभिमानद्वेषित्वात्) | ablative singular, neuter | because of the state of hating pride. abhimāna (अभिमान) is pride. dveṣin (द्वेषिन्) is one who hates. The ablative is a further reason. Read from the end. |
| dainyapriyatvāt (दैन्यप्रियत्वात्) | ablative singular, neuter | because of the state of holding lowliness dear. dainya (दैन्य) is lowliness. priya (प्रिय) is dear. Read from the end. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. Joins the two ablatives. |
The phrases
The genitive īśvarasya (ईश्वरस्य) api names whose traits these are. The two ablatives are further reasons, joined by ca, beside the ablative of the previous line.
Sanskrit in this line
īśvarasya (ईश्वरस्य) plus api is īśvarasyāpi (ईश्वरस्यापि). api plus abhimāna (अभिमान) is apyabhimāna (अप्यभिमान), i plus a becoming ya. Each abstract takes a single t in tvāt (त्वात्).
Say it back
What two traits of the Lord are given as reasons?