Śiva Sūtra / Āṇavopāya (आणव) / 3.12
3.12
धीवशात् सत्त्वसिद्धिः dhīvaśāt sattvasiddhiḥ
The line
From the hold of dhī (धी) comes attainment of sattva (सत्त्व).
नेपालीमा
धीको पकडबाट सत्त्वको सिद्धि हुन्छ।
Where it sits
After the dance. 3.13 names the state that is then attained: being one's own master.
Split: dhīvaśāt (धीवशात्) + sattvasiddhiḥ (सत्त्वसिद्धिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dhīvaśāt (धीवशात्) | ablative singular, masculine | from the hold of dhī (धी). dhī (धी) is the thinking intelligence. vaśa (वश) is mastery, being in someone's hold. |
| sattvasiddhiḥ (सत्त्वसिद्धिः) | nominative singular, feminine | attainment of sattva (सत्त्व). sattva (सत्त्व) is the bright strand, and in this line the being that is attained. |
The phrases
From being held by dhī (धी), attainment of sattva (सत्त्व).
Sanskrit in this line
Ablative āt (आत्) stays before s (स्). dhī (धी) is a feminine stem in ī (ई), and inside the compound it keeps the long vowel.
Say it back
Say the ablative source and the nominative attainment.