Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam / The round and the return (संसार) / 15
15
the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam (प्रत्यभिज्ञाहृदयम्)
बललाभे विश्वमात्मसात्करोति balalābhe viśvam ātmasātkaroti
The line
When strength is gained, he makes the universe his own.
नेपालीमा
बल पाएपछि उसले विश्वलाई आफ्नो बनाउँछ।
Where it sits
16 is the further gain, the bliss of consciousness, and it names liberation while living. Strength here is not a force aimed at someone.
Split: balalābhe (बललाभे) + viśvam (विश्वम्) + ātmasāt (आत्मसात्) + karoti (करोति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| balalābhe (बललाभे) | locative singular, masculine | when strength is gained. bala (बल) is strength. lābha (लाभ) is a gaining. The locative is the condition. |
| viśvam (विश्वम्) | accusative singular, neuter | the universe. |
| ātmasāt (आत्मसात्) | indeclinable in sāt (सात्) | into one's own. sāt (सात्) with kṛ (कृ) means to make something one's own. |
| karoti (करोति) | present third person singular | he makes. |
The phrases
ātmasāt karoti (आत्मसात् करोति) is one predicate: he makes the universe his own. balalābhe (बललाभे) is when. The subject is the one in whom the fire of 14 is at work.
Sanskrit in this line
The sūtra (सूत्र) prints ātmasātkaroti (आत्मसात्करोति) as one word. ātmasāt (आत्मसात्) is not a case ending on ātman (आत्मन्). With karoti (करोति) it means to make something one's own. The split shows those two pieces, and the sense is one act.
Say it back
Say what he makes his own, and when.