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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
तस्मात् सैव ग्राह्या मुमुक्षुभिः tasmāt saiva grāhyā mumukṣubhiḥ
The line
Therefore she alone is to be taken by those who want release.
नेपालीमा
त्यसैले मुक्ति चाहनेहरूले त्यही भक्ति लिनुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Closes the chapter on its greatness.
Split: tasmāt (तस्मात्) + sā (सा) + eva (एव) + grāhyā (ग्राह्या) + mumukṣubhiḥ (मुमुक्षुभिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular, neuter | from that, therefore. |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular, feminine | she. The devotion. Recited joined to the next word: ā (आ) plus e becomes ai, so saiva (सैव). |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | alone. |
| grāhyā (ग्राह्या) | gerundive, nominative singular, feminine | to be taken. From grah (ग्रह्). Agrees with sā (सा). |
| mumukṣubhiḥ (मुमुक्षुभिः) | instrumental plural, masculine | by those who want release. mumukṣu (मुमुक्षु) is one who desires to be freed. Instrumental of the agent with the gerundive. |
The phrases
tasmāt (तस्मात्) draws the conclusion. sā (सा) eva grāhyā (ग्राह्या) agrees, she alone is to be taken. mumukṣubhiḥ (मुमुक्षुभिः) is the agent of the gerundive.
Sanskrit in this line
sā (सा) plus eva is saiva, ā (आ) plus e becoming ai. grāhyā (ग्राह्या) keeps the feminine ā (आ) of agreement with sā (सा). The visarga of mumukṣubhiḥ (मुमुक्षुभिः) stays at the end.
Say it back
Who is to take her?