Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The means (साधन) / 47
47
the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
यो विविक्तस्थानं सेवते यो लोकबन्धमुन्मूलयति निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवति योगक्षेमं त्यजति yo viviktasthānaṃ sevate yo lokabandham unmūlayati nistraiguṇyo bhavati yogakṣemaṃ tyajati
The line
He who resorts to a solitary place, who uproots the world's bond, who comes to be outside the three strands, and who gives up getting and keeping.
नेपालीमा
जसले एकान्त स्थान सेवा गर्छ, जसले लोकको बन्धन उखेल्छ, जो तीन गुणबाट बाहिर हुन्छ, र जसले प्राप्त गर्नु र जोगाउनु त्याग्छ।
Where it sits
The answer to who crosses continues. Still in the means.
Split: yaḥ (यः) + viviktasthānam (विविक्तस्थानम्) + sevate (सेवते) + yaḥ (यः) + lokabandham (लोकबन्धम्) + unmūlayati (उन्मूलयति) + nistraiguṇyaḥ (निस्त्रैगुण्यः) + bhavati (भवति) + yogakṣemam (योगक्षेमम्) + tyajati (त्यजति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | he who. Recited yo (यो) before v (व्). The one who crosses. |
| viviktasthānam (विविक्तस्थानम्) | accusative singular, neuter | a solitary place. vivikta (विविक्त) plus sthāna (स्थान). |
| sevate (सेवते) | present third person singular | resorts to. From sev (सेव्). |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | he who. Recited yo (यो) before l (ल्). |
| lokabandham (लोकबन्धम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the bond of the world. loka (लोक) plus bandha (बन्ध). |
| unmūlayati (उन्मूलयति) | present third person singular | uproots. From unmūlaya (उन्मूलय). |
| nistraiguṇyaḥ (निस्त्रैगुण्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | outside the three strands. nis plus traiguṇya (त्रैगुण्य). Recited nistraiguṇyo (निस्त्रैगुण्यो) before bh (भ्). |
| bhavati (भवति) | present third person singular | becomes. |
| yogakṣemam (योगक्षेमम्) | accusative singular, neuter | getting and keeping. yoga (योग) is gaining. kṣema (क्षेम) is keeping it. |
| tyajati (त्यजति) | present third person singular | gives up. |
The phrases
Two more yaḥ (यः) clauses, then nistraiguṇyaḥ (निस्त्रैगुण्यः) bhavati (भवति), then yogakṣemam (योगक्षेमम्) tyajati (त्यजति). All four still describe the person who crosses. māyām (मायाम्) from the question is still the thing crossed.
Sanskrit in this line
yaḥ (यः) before v (व्) and before l (ल्) is yo (यो). lokabandham (लोकबन्धम्) before u (उ) joins as lokabandham u. nistraiguṇyaḥ (निस्त्रैगुण्यः) before bh (भ्) is nistraiguṇyo (निस्त्रैगुण्यो).
Say it back
What four marks does this line add to the one who crosses?