Śiva Sūtra / Āṇavopāya (आणव) / 3.26
3.26
शरीरवृत्तिर् व्रतम् śarīravṛttir vratam
The line
Remaining in the body is the vow.
नेपालीमा
शरीरमा रहनु नै व्रत हो।
Where it sits
The body was the offering at 2.8. Here the remaining itself is the vow. 3.27 and 3.28 rename talk and the gift in the same way.
Split: śarīravṛttiḥ (शरीरवृत्तिः) + vratam (व्रतम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śarīravṛttiḥ (शरीरवृत्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | the activity of staying in the body. vṛtti (वृत्ति) is a turning, a way of remaining. |
| vratam (व्रतम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the vow. |
The phrases
Staying in the body is the vow. Two nominatives. He has just become Śiva (शिव)'s equal, and the body remains as the vow.
Sanskrit in this line
vṛttiḥ (वृत्तिः) before v (व्) becomes vṛttir (वृत्तिर्). Visarga before a voiced consonant, after i (इ), becomes r (र्).
Say it back
Restore vṛttiḥ (वृत्तिः). Say what the vow is.