Śiva Sūtra / Āṇavopāya (आणव) / 3.15
3.15
बीजावधानम् bījāvadhānam
The line
Attention on the seed.
नेपालीमा
बीजमा अवधान राखिन्छ।
Where it sits
In the seventy-seven, this follows 3.14 directly. The seed is not glossed here. 3.16 is the lake one sinks into once seated.
Split: bījāvadhānam (बीजावधानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bījāvadhānam (बीजावधानम्) | nominative singular, neuter | attention on the seed. bīja (बीज) is a seed. avadhāna (अवधान) is attention, a placing of the mind upon. |
The phrases
One nominative. Attention on the seed. The line is a name.
Sanskrit in this line
bīja (बीज) and avadhāna (अवधान) join as bījāvadhana (बीजावधन) would if the a (अ) stayed short. Short a (अ) plus short a (अ) becomes long ā (आ): bījāvadhāna (बीजावधान).
Say it back
Read the compound from the end.