Vijñāna Bhairava / Verses 111–138 (उपदेश) / 133
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Vijñāna Bhairava (विज्ञान भैरव)
अतत्त्वमिन्द्रजालाभमिदं सर्वमवस्थितम् ।
किं तत्त्वमिन्द्रजालस्य इति दार्ढ्याच् छमं व्रजेत् atattvam indrajālābham idaṃ sarvam avasthitam |
kiṃ tattvam indrajālasya iti dārḍhyāc chamaṃ vrajet
The line
All this stands as a non-reality, like Indra (इन्द्र)'s net. What is the reality of Indra (इन्द्र)'s net? From the firmness of that, one would go to peace.
नेपालीमा
यो सबै अतत्त्व हो, इन्द्रजाल जस्तो उभिएको। इन्द्रजालको तत्त्व के हो? यस दृढताले शान्तिमा जान्छ।
Where it sits
The question kim tattvam (किम् तत्त्वम्) is the thing made firm. The magic show was the simile at 9 and 102.
Split: atattvam (अतत्त्वम्) + indrajālābham (इन्द्रजालाभम्) + idam (इदम्) + sarvam (सर्वम्) + avasthitam (अवस्थितम्) + kim (किम्) + tattvam (तत्त्वम्) + indrajālasya (इन्द्रजालस्य) + iti (इति) + dārḍhyāt (दार्ढ्यात्) + śamam (शमम्) + vrajet (व्रजेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| atattvam (अतत्त्वम्) | nominative singular, neuter | a non-reality. a (अ) takes tattva (तत्त्व) away. |
| indrajālābham (इन्द्रजालाभम्) | nominative singular, neuter | with the semblance of Indra (इन्द्र)'s net. |
| idam (इदम्) | nominative singular, neuter | this. |
| sarvam (सर्वम्) | nominative singular, neuter | all. |
| avasthitam (अवस्थितम्) | nominative singular, neuter | stands. |
| kim (किम्) | nominative singular, neuter | what? |
| tattvam (तत्त्वम्) | nominative singular, neuter | reality. |
| indrajālasya (इन्द्रजालस्य) | genitive singular, neuter | of Indra (इन्द्र)'s net. |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. |
| dārḍhyāt (दार्ढ्यात्) | ablative singular, neuter | from firmness. Recited dārḍhyāc (दार्ढ्याच्) before ś (श्). |
| śamam (शमम्) | accusative singular, masculine | peace. |
| vrajet (व्रजेत्) | optative | one should go. |
The phrases
All this stands as a non-reality, like a magic show. What is the reality of a magic show? From the firmness of that question, one would go to peace.
Sanskrit in this line
iti (इति) closes the question. dārḍhyāt (दार्ढ्यात्) is the ablative of the means, as at 109.
Say it back
Say the question, and where one goes.