Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The glory of the chief love (महिमा) / 81
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
त्रिसत्यस्य भक्तिरेव गरीयसी भक्तिरेव गरीयसी trisatyasya bhaktir eva garīyasī bhaktir eva garīyasī
The line
Love alone is weightier than the threefold truth. Love alone is weightier.
नेपालीमा
तीन सत्यभन्दा भक्ति नै गह्रौं हो। भक्ति नै गह्रौं हो।
Where it sits
A claim set twice, near the close of the glory of the chief love.
Split: trisatyasya (त्रिसत्यस्य) + bhaktiḥ (भक्तिः) + eva (एव) + garīyasī (गरीयसी) + bhaktiḥ (भक्तिः) + eva (एव) + garīyasī (गरीयसी)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| trisatyasya (त्रिसत्यस्य) | genitive singular, neuter | of the threefold truth. tri (त्रि) plus satya (सत्य). Standard of the comparative. |
| bhaktiḥ (भक्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | this love. Recited bhaktir (भक्तिर्) before e (ए). |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | alone. |
| garīyasī (गरीयसी) | nominative singular, feminine | weightier. Comparative. Agrees with bhaktiḥ (भक्तिः). |
| bhaktiḥ (भक्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | this love. Said again. Recited bhaktir (भक्तिर्) before e (ए). |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | alone. |
| garīyasī (गरीयसी) | nominative singular, feminine | weightier. Said again. |
The phrases
trisatyasya (त्रिसत्यस्य) is the genitive with the comparative garīyasī (गरीयसी). bhaktiḥ (भक्तिः) and garīyasī (गरीयसी) agree. eva (एव) limits bhaktiḥ (भक्तिः). The clause is repeated.
Sanskrit in this line
bhaktiḥ (भक्तिः) before e (ए) is bhaktir (भक्तिर्). The clause is printed twice with the same sandhi.
Say it back
What alone is weightier, and than what?