Śiva Sūtra / Śāktopāya (शाक्त) / 2.9
2.9
ज्ञानमन्नम् jñānam annam
The line
Knowing is food.
नेपालीमा
ज्ञान नै भोजन हो।
Where it sits
jñāna (ज्ञान) was bondage at 1.2 and waking at 1.8. Here it is food. The three sentences stay.
Split: jñānam (ज्ञानम्) + annam (अन्नम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jñānam (ज्ञानम्) | nominative singular, neuter | knowing. |
| annam (अन्नम्) | nominative singular, neuter | food. What is eaten. |
The phrases
Two nominatives. Knowing is food. Beside 2.8, the body is the offering and knowing is what is eaten.
Sanskrit in this line
Both neuter nominatives in am (अम्). The line keeps them as two words, jñānam annam (ज्ञानमन्नम्).
Say it back
Place this jñāna (ज्ञान) beside the jñāna (ज्ञान) of 1.2 and of 1.8, as three sentences.