Śiva Sūtra / Āṇavopāya (आणव) / 3.20
3.20
त्रिषु चतुर्थं तैलवदासेच्यम् triṣu caturthaṃ tailavad āsecyam
The line
The fourth is to be poured into the three like oil.
नेपालीमा
चौथोलाई तीनमा तेलजस्तै खन्याउनुपर्छ।
Where it sits
1.7 said the enjoyment of the fourth arises in the split of the three. This line says the fourth is to be poured into them, continuously, the way oil pours.
Split: triṣu (त्रिषु) + caturtham (चतुर्थम्) + tailavat (तैलवत्) + āsecyam (आसेच्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| triṣu (त्रिषु) | locative plural | in the three. |
| caturtham (चतुर्थम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the fourth. |
| tailavat (तैलवत्) | indeclinable | like oil. taila (तैल) is sesame oil. The suffix vat (वत्) means like. |
| āsecyam (आसेच्यम्) | gerundive, nominative singular, neuter | to be poured. From ā (आ) plus sic (सिच्), to sprinkle. |
The phrases
The fourth is to be poured into the three, like oil. The three are the states of 1.7. The fourth is turya (तुर्य).
Sanskrit in this line
tailavat (तैलवत्) before a vowel is recited tailavad (तैलवद्). Final t (त्) before a vowel becomes d (द्). The gerundive ya (य) means to be done.
Say it back
Name the three, the fourth, and the likeness.