Śiva Sūtra / Śāktopāya (शाक्त) / 2.8
2.8
शरीरं हविः śarīraṃ haviḥ
The line
The body is the offering.
नेपालीमा
शरीर नै आहुति हो।
Where it sits
The body has been a bond, a seen thing, and something that arises from power. Here it is the offering. 2.9 says knowing is the food.
Split: śarīram (शरीरम्) + haviḥ (हविः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śarīram (शरीरम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the body. |
| haviḥ (हविः) | nominative singular, neuter | the offering, what is poured into the fire. havis (हवि) is the oblation. |
The phrases
Two nominatives, both neuter. The body is the offering.
Sanskrit in this line
haviḥ (हविः) is a neuter in is (इस्). The nominative and the accusative look the same. Beside śarīram (शरीरम्), also nominative, the pair is read as A is B.
Say it back
Say what is offered, and what the next line says is food.