Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The glory of the chief love (महिमा) / 74
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
वादो नावलम्ब्यः vādo nāvalambyaḥ
The line
Argument is not to be leaned on.
नेपालीमा
वादलाई टेक्नु हुँदैन।
Where it sits
A refusal of dispute, in the glory of the chief love.
Split: vādaḥ (वादः) + na (न) + avalambyaḥ (अवलम्ब्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vādaḥ (वादः) | nominative singular, masculine | argument, disputation. Recited vādo (वादो) before n (न्). |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not. Recited inside nāvalambyaḥ (नावलम्ब्यः). |
| avalambyaḥ (अवलम्ब्यः) | gerundive, nominative singular, masculine | to be leaned on. From ava (अव) plus lamb (लम्ब्). Agrees with vādaḥ (वादः). |
The phrases
na (न) avalambyaḥ (अवलम्ब्यः) agrees with vādaḥ (वादः). One prohibition. The next line gives the reasons.
Sanskrit in this line
vādaḥ (वादः) before n (न्) is vādo (वादो). na (न) plus avalambyaḥ (अवलम्ब्यः) is nāvalambyaḥ (नावलम्ब्यः), a (अ) plus a (अ).
Say it back
What is not to be leaned on?