Śiva Sūtra / Śāmbhavopāya (शाम्भव) / 1.8
1.8
ज्ञानं जाग्रत् jñānaṃ jāgrat
The line
Knowing is waking.
नेपालीमा
ज्ञान नै जाग्रत् अवस्था हो।
Where it sits
The first of the three states named in 1.7. Dream and deep sleep follow.
Split: jñānam (ज्ञानम्) + jāgrat (जाग्रत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jñānam (ज्ञानम्) | nominative singular, neuter | knowing. |
| jāgrat (जाग्रत्) | nominative, the bare stem used as the name of the state | waking. |
The phrases
Knowing is waking. 1.2 had said knowing is bondage. This line sets the same word jñāna (ज्ञान) beside the waking state.
Sanskrit in this line
jāgrat (जाग्रत्) is a present participle used as a noun, and the line leaves it without a further case ending. The anusvāra (अनुस्वार) of jñānam (ज्ञानम्) is written before j (ज्).
Say it back
Say this equation, then the next two.