Śiva Sūtra / Āṇavopāya (आणव) / 3.8
3.8
जाग्रद् द्वितीयकरः jāgrad dvitīyakaraḥ
The line
Waking is the second ray.
नेपालीमा
जाग्रत् अवस्था दोस्रो किरण हो।
Where it sits
Kṣemarāja (क्षेमराज) takes the second as the world, shining like a ray for the one who is awake. The sūtra (सूत्र) says waking is the second ray. The dancer of 3.9 comes next.
Split: jāgrat (जाग्रत्) + dvitīyakaraḥ (द्वितीयकरः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jāgrat (जाग्रत्) | nominative, the stem as the name of the state | waking. |
| dvitīyakaraḥ (द्वितीयकरः) | nominative singular, masculine | the second ray. dvitīya (द्वितीय) is second. kara (कर) is a ray, and also a hand that does. |
The phrases
Waking is the second ray. 1.8 had said knowing is waking. This line gives waking a second name.
Sanskrit in this line
jāgrat (जाग्रत्) before d (द्) is recited jāgrad (जाग्रद्). Final t (त्) before a voiced consonant becomes d (द्).
Say it back
Restore jāgrat (जाग्रत्). Say the compound from the end.