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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
स्वयं फलरूपतेति ब्रह्मकुमारः svayaṃ phalarūpateti brahmakumāraḥ
The line
She is herself the form of the fruit: so says the son of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा).
नेपालीमा
ब्रह्माका पुत्र भन्छन्, त्यो आफैँ फलको रूप हो।
Where it sits
The third opinion. The speaker is named in the line.
Split: svayam (स्वयम्) + phalarūpatā (फलरूपता) + iti (इति) + brahmakumāraḥ (ब्रह्मकुमारः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svayam (स्वयम्) | indeclinable | herself, of herself. |
| phalarūpatā (फलरूपता) | nominative singular, feminine | the state of having the form of the fruit. phala (फल) is the fruit. rūpa (रूप) is form. Feminine abstract in tā (ता), agreeing with the devotion. The t is single. Read from the end. |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. Closes the opinion. Recited joined: ā (आ) plus i becomes e. |
| brahmakumāraḥ (ब्रह्मकुमारः) | nominative singular, masculine | the son of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा). brahman (ब्रह्मन्) here is Brahmā (ब्रह्मा). kumāra (कुमार) is the son. The speaker of this opinion. Read from the end. |
The phrases
phalarūpatā (फलरूपता) agrees with the devotion. svayam says the state is hers of herself. iti closes the opinion. brahmakumāraḥ (ब्रह्मकुमारः) is the speaker.
Sanskrit in this line
phalarūpatā (फलरूपता) plus iti is phalarūpateti (फलरूपतेति), ā (आ) plus i becoming e. The abstract here is tā (ता), and the t is single. svayam is recited with anusvāra (अनुस्वार).
Say it back
What does the son of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा) say she is?