Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The glory of the chief love (महिमा) / 67
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
पञ्चमोऽध्यायः मुख्यभक्तिमहिमा भक्ता एकान्तिनो मुख्याः pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ mukhyabhaktimahimā bhaktā ekāntino mukhyāḥ
The line
Fifth chapter, the glory of the chief love. The devotees who are one pointed are the chief.
नेपालीमा
पाँचौँ अध्याय मुख्य भक्तिको महिमा हो। एकाग्र भक्तहरू नै मुख्य हुन्।
Where it sits
This opens the chapter on the glory of the chief bhakti. The chapter name is the name in the Sanskrit Documents text, mukhyabhaktimahimā (मुख्यभक्तिमहिमा), and that name is printed in the line.
Split: pañcamaḥ (पञ्चमः) + adhyāyaḥ (अध्यायः) + mukhyabhaktimahimā (मुख्यभक्तिमहिमा) + bhaktāḥ (भक्ताः) + ekāntinaḥ (एकान्तिनः) + mukhyāḥ (मुख्याः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pañcamaḥ (पञ्चमः) | nominative singular, masculine | fifth. Recited pañcamo (पञ्चमो) before the vowel. |
| adhyāyaḥ (अध्यायः) | nominative singular, masculine | chapter. |
| mukhyabhaktimahimā (मुख्यभक्तिमहिमा) | nominative singular, masculine | the glory of the chief love. mukhya (मुख्य) plus bhakti (भक्ति) plus mahiman (महिमन्). The chapter name. |
| bhaktāḥ (भक्ताः) | nominative plural, masculine | the devotees. Recited bhaktā (भक्ता) before the vowel, visarga dropped. |
| ekāntinaḥ (एकान्तिनः) | nominative plural, masculine | the one pointed. Those whose aim is single. Recited ekāntino (एकान्तिनो) before m (म्). |
| mukhyāḥ (मुख्याः) | nominative plural, masculine | the chief ones. Agrees with bhaktāḥ (भक्ताः). |
The phrases
The title is pañcamaḥ (पञ्चमः) adhyāyaḥ (अध्यायः) plus the name mukhyabhaktimahimā (मुख्यभक्तिमहिमा). The sūtra (सूत्र) is bhaktāḥ (भक्ताः) with ekāntinaḥ (एकान्तिनः) and mukhyāḥ (मुख्याः), three plurals in agreement. No finite verb.
Sanskrit in this line
pañcamaḥ (पञ्चमः) plus adhyāyaḥ (अध्यायः) is recited pañcamo (पञ्चमो) 'dhyāyaḥ (ध्यायः), with the avagraha. bhaktāḥ (भक्ताः) before e (ए) drops the visarga. ekāntinaḥ (एकान्तिनः) before m (म्) is ekāntino (एकान्तिनो).
Say it back
Who are the chief?