3.26
भुवनज्ञानं सूर्ये संयमात्
bhuvana-jñānaṃ sūrye saṃyamāt
The line
Knowledge of the worlds, from saṃyama (संयम) on the sun.
नेपालीमा
सूर्यमा संयमबाट लोकहरूको ज्ञान हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The start of a geographical and bodily map: sun, moon, pole star, navel, throat, tortoise channel, crown, heart. Each is a locative object. The fruits differ. 3.27 is the moon.
Split: bhuvana (भुवन) + jñānam (ज्ञानम्) + sūrye (सूर्ये) + saṃyamāt (संयमात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhuvana (भुवन) | stem | the worlds, the levels of the world. |
| jñānam (ज्ञानम्) | nominative singular, neuter | knowledge. |
| sūrye (सूर्ये) | locative singular | on the sun. |
| saṃyamāt (संयमात्) | ablative singular | from saṃyama (संयम). |
The phrases
Knowledge of the worlds, from saṃyama (संयम) on the sun. The locative sūrye (सूर्ये) is the object. The word order puts the knowledge first. Do not read it as knowledge that lives in the sun. The saṃyama (संयम) is on the sun. The knowledge is of the worlds.
Sanskrit in this line
Locative -e (ए) as the object of saṃyama (संयम), beside the ablative saṃyamāt (संयमात्). Two cases in one line, two jobs. Locative: on what. Ablative: from the practice. Nominative: the knowledge.
Say it back
Mark the three cases with your finger. On, from, the knowledge.
Next
3.27. On the moon, knowledge of the arrangement of the stars.