Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / Defining the love (प्रेम) / 64
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
अभिमानदम्भादिकं त्याज्यम् abhimānadambhādikaṃ tyājyam
The line
Pride, display, and the rest are to be given up.
नेपालीमा
अभिमान, दम्भ र त्यस्तै कुरा त्याग्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The refusals continue. Still defining the love.
Split: abhimānadambhādikam (अभिमानदम्भादिकम्) + tyājyam (त्याज्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| abhimānadambhādikam (अभिमानदम्भादिकम्) | nominative singular, neuter | pride, display, and the rest. abhimāna (अभिमान) plus dambha (दम्भ) plus ādi (आदि). |
| tyājyam (त्याज्यम्) | gerundive, nominative singular, neuter | to be given up. Agrees with the compound. |
The phrases
Two nominatives in agreement. ādi (आदि) opens the list past the two named members. No verb besides the gerundive.
Sanskrit in this line
One compound, then tyājyam (त्याज्यम्). Anusvara before t (त्).
Say it back
What, beginning with pride and display, is to be given up?