1.27
तस्य वाचकः प्रणवः
tasya vācakaḥ praṇavaḥ
The line
Īśvara (ईश्वर)'s signifying sound is praṇava (प्रणव).
नेपालीमा
ईश्वरको वाचक ध्वनि प्रणव हो।
Where it sits
1.24–1.26 said who Īśvara (ईश्वर) is. This line gives the sound the dedication of 1.23 actually uses. 1.28 will say what to do with it.
Split: tasya (तस्य) + vācakaḥ (वाचकः) + praṇavaḥ (प्रणवः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular of tad (तद्) | of that one. Of Īśvara (ईश्वर). |
| vācakaḥ (वाचकः) | nominative singular, masculine | the signifying sound. The word that indicates him. |
| praṇavaḥ (प्रणवः) | nominative singular, masculine | praṇava (प्रणव). The syllable oṃ (ओं). Left as a name, not replaced by a description. |
The phrases
Two nominatives, no verb, the pattern of 1.2. vācakaḥ (वाचकः) is the signifier. praṇavaḥ (प्रणवः) is what the signifier is. tasya (तस्य) is genitive: this is Īśvara (ईश्वर)’s signifying sound, not a sound about something else.
Sanskrit in this line
No new ending. Genitive tasya (तस्य) is “of him,” the same job as draṣṭuḥ (द्रष्टुः) and -sya (स्य). What is worth keeping is the pair of nominatives: the signifier and the sound, each with its own word, both masculine.
Say it back
Say whose sound, then the two nominatives: tasya vācakaḥ praṇavaḥ (तस्य वाचकः प्रणवः).