Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The means (साधन) / 40
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
लभ्यतेऽपि तत्कृपयैव labhyate 'pi tatkṛpayaiva
The line
Even so it is gained, by his grace alone.
नेपालीमा
त्यो पनि त्यसकै कृपाले पाइन्छ।
Where it sits
How the company of the previous line is gained.
Split: labhyate (लभ्यते) + api (अपि) + tatkṛpayā (तत्कृपया) + eva (एव)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| labhyate (लभ्यते) | present third person singular, passive | is gained. From labh (लभ्). The subject is the company of the previous line. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even so. The a is the avagraha after labhyate (लभ्यते). |
| tatkṛpayā (तत्कृपया) | instrumental singular, feminine | by the grace of that. kṛpā (कृपा) is grace. The final ā (आ) joins eva (एव). Read from the end. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | alone. |
The phrases
labhyate is passive, and its subject is mahatsaṅgaḥ (महत्सङ्गः). api keeps the sentence in spite of the difficulty just stated. tatkṛpayā (तत्कृपया) eva is the only means.
Sanskrit in this line
labhyate plus api is labhyate 'pi. Final e before short a keeps the e, and the a is the avagraha. tatkṛpayā (तत्कृपया) plus eva is tatkṛpayaiva (तत्कृपयैव).
Say it back
By what is that company gained?