2.7
सुखानुशयी रागः
sukhānuśayī rāgaḥ
The line
Desire is what follows upon pleasure.
नेपालीमा
राग सुखको पछि लाग्ने कुरा हो।
Where it sits
2.6 was I-sense. This is the next affliction, and it is short on purpose. Desire is not a general wanting. It is what trails pleasure. 2.8 will say the same shape for pain.
Split: sukha (सुख) + anuśayī (अनुशयी) + rāgaḥ (रागः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sukha (सुख) | stem | pleasure. |
| anuśayī (अनुशयी) | nominative singular of anuśayin (अनुशयिन्) | what follows upon, what lies downstream of. |
| rāgaḥ (रागः) | nominative singular, masculine | desire. The third affliction. |
The phrases
sukhānuśayī (सुखानुशयी) describes rāgaḥ (रागः). Desire is what follows upon pleasure. sukha (सुख) + anuśaya (अनुशय) is a (अ) + a (अ) = ā (आ). The -ī (ई) is the nominative of a stem in -in (इन्), the pattern of anupātī (अनुपाती) and pratibandhī (प्रतिबन्धी).
Sanskrit in this line
No new ending. A stem in -in (इन्), nominative -ī (ई), agreeing with a masculine noun. rāgaḥ (रागः) is masculine, and anuśayī (अनुशयी) is how that stem wears the masculine nominative. The sandhi a (अ) + a (अ) = ā (आ) is now something you should hear without looking it up.
Say it back
Finish the sentence: pleasure, then the word that follows it, then the name of the affliction.