Vijñāna Bhairava / The close (समाप्ति) / 157
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Vijñāna Bhairava (विज्ञान भैरव)
इत्येतत् कथितं देवि परमामृतमुत्तमम् ।
एतच् च नैव कस्यापि प्रकाश्यं तु कदाचन ity etat kathitaṃ devi paramāmṛtam uttamam |
etac ca naiva kasyāpi prakāśyaṃ tu kadācana
The line
Thus this has been told, O Goddess: the supreme nectar, the highest. And this is not to be revealed to just anyone, at any time.
नेपालीमा
हे देवी, यो भनियो, परम अमृत, उत्तम। यो कसैलाई पनि कहिल्यै प्रकट गर्नु हुँदैन।
Where it sits
The teachings are done. The next verses say to whom it is given. The verse's na (न) is about revealing it indiscriminately.
Split: iti (इति) + etat (एतत्) + kathitam (कथितम्) + devi (देवि) + paramāmṛtam (परमामृतम्) + uttamam (उत्तमम्) + etat (एतत्) + ca (च) + na (न) + eva (एव) + kasya (कस्य) + api (अपि) + prakāśyam (प्रकाश्यम्) + tu (तु) + kadācana (कदाचन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. |
| etat (एतत्) | nominative singular, neuter | this. |
| kathitam (कथितम्) | nominative singular, neuter | told. |
| devi (देवि) | vocative singular, feminine | O Goddess. |
| paramāmṛtam (परमामृतम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the supreme nectar. |
| uttamam (उत्तमम्) | nominative singular, neuter | the highest. |
| etat (एतत्) | nominative singular, neuter | this. Recited etac (एतच्) before c (च्). |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| na (न) | the verse's na (न) | is not to be revealed. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| kasya (कस्य) | genitive singular | of anyone. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | at all. |
| prakāśyam (प्रकाश्यम्) | nominative singular, neuter | to be revealed. Gerundive of pra (प्र) and kāś (काश्). |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. |
| kadācana (कदाचन) | indeclinable | ever. |
The phrases
Thus this has been told, O Goddess, the highest supreme nectar. And the verse's na (न) says it is not to be revealed to just anyone, ever.
Sanskrit in this line
prakāśya (प्रकाश्य) is a gerundive, to be revealed. kasyāpi (कस्यापि) with na (न) is the indefinite: not to whomever.
Say it back
Say what has been told, and the verse's limit on revealing it.