Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The glory of the chief love (महिमा) / 76
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
भक्तिशास्त्राणि मननीयानि तदुद्बोधकर्माणि करणीयानि bhaktiśāstrāṇi mananīyāni tadudbodhakarmāṇi karaṇīyāni
The line
The teachings on this love are to be pondered. The acts that awaken that are to be done.
नेपालीमा
भक्तिका शास्त्र मनन गर्नुपर्छ। त्यो जगाउने काम गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
What to ponder and what to do, in the glory of the chief love.
Split: bhaktiśāstrāṇi (भक्तिशास्त्राणि) + mananīyāni (मननीयानि) + tadudbodhakarmāṇi (तदुद्बोधकर्माणि) + karaṇīyāni (करणीयानि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhaktiśāstrāṇi (भक्तिशास्त्राणि) | nominative plural, neuter | the teachings on this love. bhakti (भक्ति) plus śāstra (शास्त्र). |
| mananīyāni (मननीयानि) | gerundive, nominative plural, neuter | to be pondered. Agrees with bhaktiśāstrāṇi (भक्तिशास्त्राणि). |
| tadudbodhakarmāṇi (तदुद्बोधकर्माणि) | nominative plural, neuter | the acts that awaken that. tad (तद्) plus udbodha (उद्बोध) plus karman (कर्मन्). |
| karaṇīyāni (करणीयानि) | gerundive, nominative plural, neuter | to be done. Agrees with tadudbodhakarmāṇi (तदुद्बोधकर्माणि). |
The phrases
Two pairs. mananīyāni (मननीयानि) agrees with bhaktiśāstrāṇi (भक्तिशास्त्राणि). karaṇīyāni (करणीयानि) agrees with tadudbodhakarmāṇi (तदुद्बोधकर्माणि). tad (तद्) points to the love, or to the one, already in view.
Sanskrit in this line
This is continuous number 76. The file's chapter number prints 5.19. bhakti (भक्ति) plus śāstra (शास्त्र) is bhaktiśāstrāṇi (भक्तिशास्त्राणि). tad (तद्) plus udbodha (उद्बोध) plus karman (कर्मन्) is tadudbodhakarmāṇi (तदुद्बोधकर्माणि).
Say it back
What is to be pondered, and what is to be done?