Śiva Sūtra / Śāktopāya (शाक्त) / 2.3
2.3
विद्याशरीरसत्ता मन्त्ररहस्यम् vidyāśarīrasattā mantrarahasyam
The line
The being of the body of knowledge is the secret of mantra (मन्त्र).
नेपालीमा
विद्याको शरीरको सत्ता नै मन्त्रको रहस्य हो।
Where it sits
mantra (मन्त्र) was the mind at 2.1. This line says its secret is a being, sattā (सत्ता), whose body is knowledge.
Split: vidyāśarīrasattā (विद्याशरीरसत्ता) + mantrarahasyam (मन्त्ररहस्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidyāśarīrasattā (विद्याशरीरसत्ता) | nominative singular, feminine | the being of the body of knowledge. vidyā (विद्या) is knowledge. śarīra (शरीर) is a body. sattā (सत्ता) is being, the state of being real. |
| mantrarahasyam (मन्त्ररहस्यम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the secret of mantra (मन्त्र). rahasya (रहस्य) is what is hidden, the secret. |
The phrases
Feminine nominative and neuter nominative. The being of the body of knowledge is the secret of mantra (मन्त्र).
Sanskrit in this line
Three stems, one feminine ending on sattā (सत्ता). The neuter rahasyam (रहस्यम्) is the second nominative.
Say it back
Read the long compound from the end.