Śiva Sūtra / Śāktopāya (शाक्त) / 2.6
2.6
गुरुरुपायः gurur upāyaḥ
The line
The guru is the means.
नेपालीमा
गुरु नै उपाय हो।
Where it sits
The three awakenings are three upāya (उपाय) means in Kṣemarāja (क्षेमराज)'s names. This is the line that uses the word upāya (उपाय) itself, and sets it as the guru. 2.7 is what follows from that means: awakening to the wheel of letters.
Split: guruḥ (गुरुः) + upāyaḥ (उपायः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guruḥ (गुरुः) | nominative singular, masculine | the guru, the heavy one, the teacher. |
| upāyaḥ (उपायः) | nominative singular, masculine | the means. upa (उप) is near. aya (अय) is a going. A way that comes up to the thing. |
The phrases
Two nominatives. The guru is the means.
Sanskrit in this line
guruḥ (गुरुः) before u (उ) becomes gurur (गुरुर्). Visarga before a vowel becomes r (र्).
Say it back
Undo gurur (गुरुर्). Say what the guru is, in the line's word.