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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
महत्सङ्गस् तु दुर्लभोऽगम्योऽमोघश् च mahatsaṅgas tu durlabho 'gamyo 'moghaś ca
The line
But the company of the great is hard to gain, hard to reach, and unfailing.
नेपालीमा
महान्को सङ्ग दुर्लभ, अगम्य र अमोघ छ।
Where it sits
A turn onto the company just implied by the grace of the great.
Split: mahatsaṅgaḥ (महत्सङ्गः) + tu (तु) + durlabhaḥ (दुर्लभः) + agamyaḥ (अगम्यः) + amoghaḥ (अमोघः) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mahatsaṅgaḥ (महत्सङ्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | the company of the great. saṅga (सङ्ग) is company. Recited with s before t (त्). Read from the end. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but. Turns to the character of that company. |
| durlabhaḥ (दुर्लभः) | nominative singular, masculine | hard to gain. Agrees with mahatsaṅgaḥ (महत्सङ्गः). Recited durlabho (दुर्लभो) before a vowel. |
| agamyaḥ (अगम्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | not to be reached. Agrees with mahatsaṅgaḥ (महत्सङ्गः). Recited agamyo (अगम्यो) before a vowel. The a is the avagraha after durlabho (दुर्लभो). |
| amoghaḥ (अमोघः) | nominative singular, masculine | unfailing, not empty. Agrees with mahatsaṅgaḥ (महत्सङ्गः). Recited amoghaś (अमोघश्) before c (च्). The a is the avagraha after agamyo (अगम्यो). |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. Joins amoghaḥ (अमोघः) to the other two. |
The phrases
mahatsaṅgaḥ (महत्सङ्गः) is the subject, the company named by the grace of the great. durlabhaḥ (दुर्लभः), agamyaḥ (अगम्यः), and amoghaḥ (अमोघः) agree with it. ca joins the third. tu turns from the grace to this company.
Sanskrit in this line
mahatsaṅgaḥ (महत्सङ्गः) plus tu is heard with s between them. durlabhaḥ (दुर्लभः) plus agamyaḥ (अगम्यः) is durlabho 'gamyaḥ (गम्यः). agamyaḥ (अगम्यः) plus amoghaḥ (अमोघः) is agamyo 'moghaḥ (मोघः). amoghaḥ (अमोघः) plus ca is amoghaś (अमोघश्) ca, visarga before voiceless c becoming ś (श्).
Say it back
Name the three words said of that company.