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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
लोकेऽपि भगवद्गुणश्रवणकीर्तनात् loke 'pi bhagavadguṇaśravaṇakīrtanāt
The line
Even in the world, from hearing and singing the qualities of the Blessed.
नेपालीमा
लोकमा पनि भगवान्का गुण सुनेर र कीर्तन गरेर।
Where it sits
A means that holds even in the world.
Split: loke (लोके) + api (अपि) + bhagavadguṇaśravaṇakīrtanāt (भगवद्गुणश्रवणकीर्तनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| loke (लोके) | locative singular, masculine | in the world. Recited with avagraha before api (अपि). |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. The a is the avagraha after loke (लोके). |
| bhagavadguṇaśravaṇakīrtanāt (भगवद्गुणश्रवणकीर्तनात्) | ablative singular, neuter | from hearing and singing the qualities of the Blessed. bhagavat (भगवत्) is the Blessed. guṇa (गुण) is a quality. śravaṇa (श्रवण) is hearing. kīrtana (कीर्तन) is singing aloud. Ablative of source. Read from the end. |
The phrases
The ablative is another source. loke api places it even in the world. The subject tat is still carried.
Sanskrit in this line
loke plus api is loke 'pi. Final e before a short a keeps the e, and the a is the avagraha. Inside the compound, bhagavat plus guṇa (गुण) is bhagavadguṇa (भगवद्गुण), t becoming d before g.
Say it back
From what, even in the world?