Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The means (साधन) / 49
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
यो वेदानपि संन्यस्यति केवलमविच्छिन्नानुरागं लभते yo vedān api saṃnyasyati kevalam avicchinnānurāgaṃ labhate
The line
He who lays down even the Veda gains only an unbroken affection.
नेपालीमा
जसले वेदलाई पनि राखिदिन्छ, उसले केवल नटुक्रिने अनुराग पाउँछ।
Where it sits
The answer is almost closed. What remains is affection that does not break.
Split: yaḥ (यः) + vedān (वेदान्) + api (अपि) + saṃnyasyati (संन्यस्यति) + kevalam (केवलम्) + avicchinnānurāgam (अविच्छिन्नानुरागम्) + labhate (लभते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | he who. Recited yo (यो) before v (व्). |
| vedān (वेदान्) | accusative plural, masculine | the Veda texts. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| saṃnyasyati (संन्यस्यति) | present third person singular | lays down. From sam (सम्) plus nyas. Here the print has one s (स्). |
| kevalam (केवलम्) | accusative singular, masculine | alone, only. Agrees with avicchinnānurāgam (अविच्छिन्नानुरागम्). |
| avicchinnānurāgam (अविच्छिन्नानुरागम्) | accusative singular, masculine | unbroken affection. a (अ) plus vicchinna (विच्छिन्न) plus anurāga (अनुराग). |
| labhate (लभते) | present third person singular | gains. From labh (लभ्). |
The phrases
vedān (वेदान्) and api (अपि) is the object of saṃnyasyati (संन्यस्यति). kevalam (केवलम्) avicchinnānurāgam (अविच्छिन्नानुरागम्) is the object of labhate (लभते). Same yaḥ (यः), the one who crosses.
Sanskrit in this line
Unlike the extra स of the previous line, this saṃnyasyati (संन्यस्यति) is printed with one s (स्). vedān (वेदान्) before api (अपि) joins. kevalam (केवलम्) before a (अ) joins.
Say it back
What does he gain after laying the Veda down?