Māheśvara sūtras / The fourteen beats (सूत्राणि) / 13
13
the Māheśvara (माहेश्वर) sūtras (सूत्र)
श ष स र् śa ṣa sa r
The line
śa (श), ṣa (ष), sa, and the marker r.
नेपालीमा
श, ष, स, अनि चिन्ह र्।
Where it sits
The introduction keeps śa (श), ṣa (ष), and sa (स) apart. This beat is that trio, and the marker that lets them be named as a trio.
Split: śa (श) + ṣa (ष) + sa (स) + r (र्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śa (श) | consonant | the palatal sibilant śa (श). |
| ṣa (ष) | consonant | the retroflex sibilant ṣa (ष). |
| sa (स) | consonant | the dental sibilant sa (स). |
| r (र्) | it marker | the marker r (र्). Not the letter ra (र) of 5. |
The phrases
śar (शर्) is these three sibilants. The marker stops the name before the final ha (ह).
Sanskrit in this line
Three letters, one marker. ha (ह) is not in śar (शर्). ha (ह) is the next beat, and it was also the first consonant, in 5.
Say it back
Name the three sibilants, and say what śar (शर्) leaves out.