Vijñāna Bhairava / Bhairava answers (उत्तर) / 17
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Vijñāna Bhairava (विज्ञान भैरव)
एवंविधा भैरवस्य यावस्था परिगीयते ।
सा परा पररूपेण परा देवी प्रकीर्तिता evaṃvidhā bhairavasya yāvasthā parigīyate |
sā parā pararūpeṇa parā devī prakīrtitā
The line
The state of Bhairava (भैरव) that is sung of in this way: she is the supreme, and by her supreme form she is proclaimed the supreme Goddess.
नेपालीमा
भैरवको यस्तो जुन अवस्था गाइन्छ, त्यही परा हो। पर रूपका कारण उहाँलाई परादेवी भनिन्छ।
Where it sits
5 had worried that parā (परा) would lose her supremacy if she were like the others. He now gives parā (परा) this state.
Split: evaṃvidhā (एवंविधा) + bhairavasya (भैरवस्य) + yā (या) + avasthā (अवस्था) + parigīyate (परिगीयते) + sā (सा) + parā (परा) + pararūpeṇa (पररूपेण) + parā (परा) + devī (देवी) + prakīrtitā (प्रकीर्तिता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| evaṃvidhā (एवंविधा) | nominative singular, feminine | of this kind. |
| bhairavasya (भैरवस्य) | genitive singular, masculine | of Bhairava (भैरव). |
| yā (या) | nominative singular, feminine | which. |
| avasthā (अवस्था) | nominative singular, feminine | state. |
| parigīyate (परिगीयते) | present passive, third person singular | is sung, is celebrated. From pari (परि) and gai (गै). |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular, feminine | she. |
| parā (परा) | nominative singular, feminine | supreme. |
| pararūpeṇa (पररूपेण) | instrumental singular, neuter | by the supreme form. |
| parā (परा) | nominative singular, feminine | supreme. |
| devī (देवी) | nominative singular, feminine | Goddess. |
| prakīrtitā (प्रकीर्तिता) | nominative singular, feminine | proclaimed. |
The phrases
yā avasthā (या अवस्था) is the subject of parigīyate (परिगीयते). sā (सा) picks it up as parā (परा) and as parā devī (परा देवी). pararūpeṇa (पररूपेण) is the instrumental of the manner.
Sanskrit in this line
parigīyate (परिगीयते) is passive. The state is sung. The verse does not name a singer.
Say it back
Say who parā devī (परा देवी) is, in this verse's equation.