Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The glory of the chief love (महिमा) / 68
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
कण्ठावरोधरोमञ्चाश्रुभिः परस्परं लपमानाः पावयन्ति कुलानि पृथिवीं च kaṇṭhāvarodharomañcāśrubhiḥ parasparaṃ lapamānāḥ pāvayanti kulāni pṛthivīṃ ca
The line
Talking with one another, by a blocked throat, bristling hair, and tears, they purify families and the earth.
नेपालीमा
घाँटी अड्किएर, रौं ठडिएर र आँसुले, आपसमा बोल्दै, उनीहरू कुल र पृथ्वीलाई पवित्र पार्छन्।
Where it sits
First deed of the one pointed, in the glory of the chief love.
Split: kaṇṭhāvarodharomañcāśrubhiḥ (कण्ठावरोधरोमञ्चाश्रुभिः) + parasparam (परस्परम्) + lapamānāḥ (लपमानाः) + pāvayanti (पावयन्ति) + kulāni (कुलानि) + pṛthivīm (पृथिवीम्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kaṇṭhāvarodharomañcāśrubhiḥ (कण्ठावरोधरोमञ्चाश्रुभिः) | instrumental plural, neuter | by a blocked throat, bristling hair, and tears. Read from aśru (अश्रु). kaṇṭha (कण्ठ) plus avarodha (अवरोध) plus romañca (रोमञ्च) plus aśru (अश्रु). |
| parasparam (परस्परम्) | indeclinable | with one another. |
| lapamānāḥ (लपमानाः) | present participle, nominative plural, masculine | talking. From lap (लप्). Agrees with the devotees. |
| pāvayanti (पावयन्ति) | present third person plural | they purify. Causative of pū (पू). |
| kulāni (कुलानि) | accusative plural, neuter | families. |
| pṛthivīm (पृथिवीम्) | accusative singular, feminine | the earth. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
The phrases
The subject is bhaktāḥ (भक्ताः) from the chapter opening. lapamānāḥ (लपमानाः) agrees with them. The instrumental is how they talk. pāvayanti (पावयन्ति) takes kulāni (कुलानि) and pṛthivīm (पृथिवीम्).
Sanskrit in this line
The instrumental plural sits on aśrubhiḥ (अश्रुभिः). pṛthivīm (पृथिवीम्) before ca (च) is anusvara.
Say it back
Whom do they purify, and with what signs do they talk?