Śiva Sūtra / Śāmbhavopāya (शाम्भव) / 1.3

1.3

Śiva (शिव) Sūtra (सूत्र)

योनिवर्गः कलाशरीरम् yonivargaḥ kalāśarīram

The line

The group from the source, and the body that is kalā (कला).

नेपालीमा

स्रोतबाट निस्केको समूह र कलारूपी शरीर हुन्।

Where it sits

This is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति) of bandhaḥ (बन्धः). The line names two further bonds and leaves the word bondage in the previous line.

Split: yonivargaḥ (योनिवर्गः) + kalāśarīram (कलाशरीरम्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
yonivargaḥ (योनिवर्गः)nominative singular, masculinethe group that belongs to the source. yoni (योनि) is a source. varga (वर्ग) is a group.
kalāśarīram (कलाशरीरम्)nominative singular, neutera body whose form is kalā (कला). kalā (कला) is a limited power of doing. śarīram (शरीरम्) is a body.

The phrases

Two nominatives, of different genders. bandhaḥ (बन्धः) from 1.2 is still available. The sūtra (सूत्र) does not repeat it. The group from the source, and the body that is kalā (कला), stand in the place that word left open.

Sanskrit in this line

Each compound is one word. The case sits on the last member: vargaḥ (वर्गः), śarīram (शरीरम्). Read a compound from the end.

Say it back

Name the two compounds, then say which word from 1.2 is still in force.