Vijñāna Bhairava / Verses 24–50 (उपदेश) / 28
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Vijñāna Bhairava (विज्ञान भैरव)
आमूलात् किरणाभासां सूक्ष्मात् सूक्ष्मतरात्मिकम् ।
चिन्तयेत् तां द्विषट्कान्ते श्याम्यन्तीम् भैरवोदयः āmūlāt kiraṇābhāsāṃ sūkṣmāt sūkṣmatarātmikam |
cintayet tāṃ dviṣaṭkānte śyāmyantīm bhairavodayaḥ
The line
From the root, her who shines as rays, subtler than the subtle: one should contemplate her darkening at the end of the twelve. The rising of Bhairava (भैरव).
नेपालीमा
मूलदेखि किरण जस्तै चम्किने, सूक्ष्मभन्दा पनि सूक्ष्म उनलाई बाह्रको अन्त्यमा अँध्यारो हुँदै गरेको सम्झनु। त्यहाँ भैरवको उदय हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Twelve returns as dvādaśānta (द्वादशान्त) at 50. Here it is dviṣaṭka (द्विषट्क), twice six.
Split: āmūlāt (आमूलात्) + kiraṇābhāsām (किरणाभासाम्) + sūkṣmāt (सूक्ष्मात्) + sūkṣmatarātmikam (सूक्ष्मतरात्मिकम्) + cintayet (चिन्तयेत्) + tām (ताम्) + dviṣaṭkānte (द्विषट्कान्ते) + śyāmyantīm (श्याम्यन्तीम्) + bhairavodayaḥ (भैरवोदयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| āmūlāt (आमूलात्) | ablative singular | from the root. ā (आ) is up to, from. mūla (मूल) is the root. |
| kiraṇābhāsām (किरणाभासाम्) | accusative singular, feminine | her who shines as rays. |
| sūkṣmāt (सूक्ष्मात्) | ablative singular, neuter | from the subtle. |
| sūkṣmatarātmikam (सूक्ष्मतरात्मिकम्) | accusative singular, feminine | whose nature is subtler. The comparative tara (तर). |
| cintayet (चिन्तयेत्) | optative, third person singular | one should contemplate. |
| tām (ताम्) | accusative singular, feminine | her. |
| dviṣaṭkānte (द्विषट्कान्ते) | locative singular, masculine | at the end of twice six, at the end of twelve. |
| śyāmyantīm (श्याम्यन्तीम्) | accusative singular, feminine | her darkening, becoming quiet. Present participle of śyā (श्या), to darken, to grow still. |
| bhairavodayaḥ (भैरवोदयः) | nominative singular, masculine | the rising of Bhairava (भैरव). udaya (उदय) is a rising. |
The phrases
cintayet (चिन्तयेत्) takes tām (ताम्) and śyāmyantīm (श्याम्यन्तीम्). The place is dviṣaṭkānte (द्विषट्कान्ते). bhairavodayaḥ (भैरवोदयः) is the nominative result, with no further verb: the rising is what stands there.
Sanskrit in this line
dviṣaṭka (द्विषट्क) is two times six. anta (अन्त) is the end. The case e (ए) is locative.
Say it back
Say what happens to her at the end of the twelve, in the verse's participle.