Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The means (साधन) / 46
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
कस् तरति कस् तरति मायाम् यः सङ्गं त्यजति यो महानुभावं सेवते निर्ममो भवति kas tarati kas tarati māyām yaḥ saṅgaṃ tyajati yo mahānubhāvaṃ sevate nirmamo bhavati
The line
Who crosses, who crosses illusion? He who gives up company, who serves a great soul, and who becomes free of mine.
नेपालीमा
कसले तर्छ, कसले तर्छ यो भ्रमलाई? जसले सङ्ग त्याग्छ, जसले महान् जनलाई सेवा गर्छ, जो ममत्वरहित हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The question opens here and the next lines keep answering it. Still in the means.
Split: kaḥ (कः) + tarati (तरति) + kaḥ (कः) + tarati (तरति) + māyām (मायाम्) + yaḥ (यः) + saṅgam (सङ्गम्) + tyajati (त्यजति) + yaḥ (यः) + mahānubhāvam (महानुभावम्) + sevate (सेवते) + nirmamaḥ (निर्ममः) + bhavati (भवति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kaḥ (कः) | nominative singular, masculine | who. Recited kas before t (त्). |
| tarati (तरति) | present third person singular | crosses. From tṝ (तॄ). |
| kaḥ (कः) | nominative singular, masculine | who. The question is asked again. Recited kas before t (त्). |
| tarati (तरति) | present third person singular | crosses. |
| māyām (मायाम्) | accusative singular, feminine | illusion. Object of the second tarati (तरति). |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | he who. |
| saṅgam (सङ्गम्) | accusative singular, masculine | company. Recited with anusvara before t (त्). |
| tyajati (त्यजति) | present third person singular | gives up. From tyaj (त्यज्). |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | he who. Recited yo (यो) before m (म्). |
| mahānubhāvam (महानुभावम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a great soul. mahā (महा) plus anubhāva (अनुभाव). Recited with anusvara. |
| sevate (सेवते) | present third person singular | serves, waits upon. From sev (सेव्). |
| nirmamaḥ (निर्ममः) | nominative singular, masculine | free of mine. nir (निर्) plus mama (मम). Recited nirmamo (निर्ममो) before bh (भ्). |
| bhavati (भवति) | present third person singular | becomes. From bhū (भू). |
The phrases
The repeated kaḥ (कः) tarati (तरति) is the question, and māyām (मायाम्) is its object. Two yaḥ (यः) clauses answer it. nirmamaḥ (निर्ममः) bhavati (भवति) is a third mark of that same person. yaḥ (यः) is not printed again.
Sanskrit in this line
kaḥ (कः) before t (त्) is kas. yaḥ (यः) before m (म्) is yo (यो). nirmamaḥ (निर्ममः) before bh (भ्) is nirmamo (निर्ममो). māyām (मायाम्) before y (य्) keeps its final m (म्).
Say it back
Who is said to cross illusion?