Vijñāna Bhairava / Verses 111–138 (उपदेश) / 118
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Vijñāna Bhairava (विज्ञान भैरव)
क्षुताद्यन्ते भये शोके गह्वरे वा रणाद् द्रुते ।
कुतूहलेक्षुधाद्यन्ते ब्रह्मसत्तामयी दशा kṣutādyante bhaye śoke gahvare vā raṇād drute |
kutūhalekṣudhādyante brahmasattāmayī daśā
The line
At the end of a sneeze and the rest, in fear, in grief, in a chasm, or in flight from a battle, at the end of curiosity, hunger, and the rest, the state is made of the being of brahman (ब्रह्मन्).
नेपालीमा
हाच्छिउँ आदिको अन्त्यमा, भयमा, शोकमा, गहिरो खाल्डोमा, वा युद्धबाट भाग्दा, जिज्ञासा र भोकको अन्त्यमा ब्रह्मसत्तामयी दशा हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Ordinary shocks are the places. The verse does not sort them into good and bad. Each is a moment the state is made of brahman (ब्रह्मन्)'s being.
Split: kṣutādyante (क्षुताद्यन्ते) + bhaye (भये) + śoke (शोके) + gahvare (गह्वरे) + vā (वा) + raṇāt (रणात्) + drute (द्रुते) + kutūhalakṣudhādyante (कुतूहलक्षुधाद्यन्ते) + brahmasattāmayī (ब्रह्मसत्तामयी) + daśā (दशा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kṣutādyante (क्षुताद्यन्ते) | locative singular, masculine | at the end of a sneeze and the rest. kṣut (क्षुत्) is a sneeze. |
| bhaye (भये) | locative singular, neuter | in fear. |
| śoke (शोके) | locative singular, masculine | in grief. |
| gahvare (गह्वरे) | locative singular, neuter | in a chasm, in confusion. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| raṇāt (रणात्) | ablative singular, masculine | from a battle. Recited raṇād (रणाद्). |
| drute (द्रुते) | locative singular, masculine | in flight, in running. |
| kutūhalakṣudhādyante (कुतूहलक्षुधाद्यन्ते) | locative singular, masculine | at the end of curiosity, hunger, and the rest. The text prints kutūhalekṣudhādyante (कुतूहलेक्षुधाद्यन्ते). |
| brahmasattāmayī (ब्रह्मसत्तामयी) | nominative singular, feminine | made of the being of brahman (ब्रह्मन्). |
| daśā (दशा) | nominative singular, feminine | a state. |
The phrases
At the end of a sneeze, in fear, in grief, in a chasm, or running from a battle, at the end of curiosity and hunger: the state is made of the being of brahman (ब्रह्मन्).
Sanskrit in this line
kṣut (क्षुत्) is a sneeze, a noun in t (त्). ādi (आदि) adds the rest of that class. ante (अन्ते) is the locative, at the end.
Say it back
Name three of the moments the verse lists.