Śiva Sūtra / Āṇavopāya (आणव) / 3.2
3.2
ज्ञानं बन्धः jñānaṃ bandhaḥ
The line
Knowing is bondage.
नेपालीमा
ज्ञान नै बन्ध हो।
Where it sits
Printed again, after the self has been called the mind. Kṣemarāja (क्षेमराज) reads this jñāna (ज्ञान) as the knowing that belongs to that mind. The words on the page are the words of 1.2.
Split: jñānam (ज्ञानम्) + bandhaḥ (बन्धः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jñānam (ज्ञानम्) | nominative singular, neuter | knowing. |
| bandhaḥ (बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | bondage. |
The phrases
The same two nominatives as 1.2. Knowing is bondage.
Sanskrit in this line
Same sandhi as 1.2. Anusvāra (अनुस्वार) before b (ब्), visarga at the end.
Say it back
Say the line, then say what 3.1 had called the self.