Śiva Sūtra / Śāmbhavopāya (शाम्भव) / 1.12
1.12
विस्मयो योगभूमिकाः vismayo yogabhūmikāḥ
The line
Wonder is the stages of yoga.
नेपालीमा
आश्चर्य नै योगका भूमिका हुन्।
Where it sits
Follows the naming of the enjoyer. The stages are not counted in this line.
Split: vismayaḥ (विस्मयः) + yogabhūmikāḥ (योगभूमिकाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vismayaḥ (विस्मयः) | nominative singular, masculine | wonder, astonishment. |
| yogabhūmikāḥ (योगभूमिकाः) | nominative plural, feminine | the stages of yoga. bhūmikā (भूमिका) is a stage, a ground one stands on. |
The phrases
Singular and plural, both nominative. Wonder is the stages of yoga. The line sets one wonder beside many stages.
Sanskrit in this line
vismayaḥ (विस्मयः) before y (य्) becomes vismayo (विस्मयो). The plural bhūmikāḥ (भूमिकाः) keeps visarga at the end of the line.
Say it back
Give the number of each nominative.