Śiva Sūtra / Āṇavopāya (आणव) / 3.23
3.23
मध्येऽवरप्रसवः madhye 'varaprasavaḥ
The line
In the middle, a lesser arising.
नेपालीमा
बीचमा तल्लो उत्पत्ति हुन्छ।
Where it sits
3.24 says what was lost rises again when the measures are joined to one's own awareness. This line is the dip those words answer.
Split: madhye (मध्ये) + avaraprasavaḥ (अवरप्रसवः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| madhye (मध्ये) | locative singular, masculine | in the middle. |
| avaraprasavaḥ (अवरप्रसवः) | nominative singular, masculine | a lesser arising. avara (अवर) is lower, lesser. prasava (प्रसव) is a birthing, an emission. |
The phrases
In the middle, a lesser arising. The middle of the breath's course is the natural place to hear it, after 3.22.
Sanskrit in this line
madhye (मध्ये) plus avara (अवर) keeps e (ए), and the avagraha marks the lost a (अ). Final e (ए) before short a (अ) stays e (ए).
Say it back
Restore the a (अ) behind the avagraha.