Vijñāna Bhairava / Verses 51–80 (उपदेश) / 61
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Vijñāna Bhairava (विज्ञान भैरव)
उभयोर् भावयोर् ज्ञाने ध्यात्वा मध्यं समाश्रयेत् ।
युगपच् च द्वयं त्यक्त्वा मध्ये तत्त्वम् प्रकाशते ubhayor bhāvayor jñāne dhyātvā madhyaṃ samāśrayet |
yugapac ca dvayaṃ tyaktvā madhye tattvam prakāśate
The line
In the knowing of both states, having meditated, one should resort to the middle. And having left the pair at once, reality shines in the middle.
नेपालीमा
दुवै भावको ज्ञानमा मध्यको आश्रय लिनु। दुवै एकैचोटि छाड्दा बीचमा तत्त्व चम्किन्छ।
Where it sits
The middle is the place 26 already used. Here it is the middle between two known states.
Split: ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) + bhāvayoḥ (भावयोः) + jñāne (ज्ञाने) + dhyātvā (ध्यात्वा) + madhyam (मध्यम्) + samāśrayet (समाश्रयेत्) + yugapat (युगपत्) + ca (च) + dvayam (द्वयम्) + tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) + madhye (मध्ये) + tattvam (तत्त्वम्) + prakāśate (प्रकाशते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) | genitive dual | of both. Recited ubhayor (उभयोर्). |
| bhāvayoḥ (भावयोः) | genitive dual, masculine | of the two states. |
| jñāne (ज्ञाने) | locative singular, neuter | in the knowing. |
| dhyātvā (ध्यात्वा) | absolutive | having meditated. |
| madhyam (मध्यम्) | accusative singular, neuter | the middle. |
| samāśrayet (समाश्रयेत्) | optative | one should resort to. From sam (सम्), ā (आ), and śri (श्रि). |
| yugapat (युगपत्) | indeclinable | at once. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| dvayam (द्वयम्) | accusative singular, neuter | the pair. |
| tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) | absolutive | having left. |
| madhye (मध्ये) | locative singular, neuter | in the middle. |
| tattvam (तत्त्वम्) | nominative singular, neuter | reality. |
| prakāśate (प्रकाशते) | present | shines. |
The phrases
Knowing two states, one resorts to the middle. Having left the pair at once, reality shines in the middle.
Sanskrit in this line
A dual genitive oḥ (ओः) means the two are one pair. ubhayoḥ (उभयोः) and bhāvayoḥ (भावयोः) agree.
Say it back
Say what is left, and what shines.