Lesson 9 / 10 · stage-5-original
Mahopadeśaviṃśatikā 8 — the complete verse
Abhinavagupta, Mahopadeśaviṃśatikā v.8 full; translation-work mahopadeshavimshatika · Mahopadeśa mpa-p01-v08
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1 · Original witness
No more of difference-talk. From chewing devotion's sap for you — all this one, at peace, though saying so is shy.
- author: Abhinavagupta
- work: Mahopadeśaviṃśatikā
- verse: 8 full
- edition: translation-work mahopadeshavimshatika L2+L3 (gold; song human-review flag)
- variants: Full verse after Lesson 8. C1 essence 7: devotion chewed to sap leaves all as one, at peace.
2 · Recitation
a-laṃ | bhe-dā-nu-ka-tha-yā | tvad-bhak-ti-ra-sa-car-va-ṇāt | sar-va-me-ka-mi-daṃ | śā-nta-mi-ti | vak-tuṃ | ca | laj-ja-te
- vowel lengths: ā in bhedā-, śānta
- articulation: middle -te on lajjate; ṁ anusvāra
- metre: complete philosophical pair
Learn it — practical entry
No more of difference-talk. From chewing devotion's sap for you — all this one, at peace, though saying so is shy.
Full verse: instr, abl, nom chain, infinitive, one finite verb.
When dualism debates start. Full recitation; pause per quarter.
Decode it — rigorous language instruction
3 · Padaccheda
| surface | underlying | gloss | rule | morph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sarvamekamidaṃ | sarva + eka + idam | all-this-one | fused; nom.sg.n chain | nom.sg fused (sarva+eka+idam) |
| śāntamiti | śānta + iti | at-peace-thus | adj + quotative | adj + iti fused |
| vaktuṃ | √vac + inf. | to-say | infinitive -tum | inf (vaktum) |
| tvadbhaktirasacarvaṇāt | ca | from-chewing-sap-of-devotion-to-you | “even” | n.abl.sg (tvad+bhakti+rasa+carvaṇa+āt) |
| lajjate | √lajj + 3sg.mid | is-shy | middle “is shy” | 3sg atm (lajjate) |
| alaṃ | alam | enough | enough + instr | interjection + inst |
| bhedānukathayā | bheda+anukathā | with-difference-talk | instr -ayā | f.inst.sg |
| tvadbhaktirasacarvaṇāt | stack + abl | from-chewing-sap-of-devotion-to-you | -āt | n.abl.sg (tvad+bhakti+rasa+carvaṇa+āt) |
| ca | ca | even | — | conjunctive |
Exercise: Recover all four quarters’ boundaries; mark finite vs non-finite.
4 · Morphology
| surface | lemma | analysis | formation |
|---|---|---|---|
| alaṃ | alam | interjection + inst | enough |
| bhedānukathayā | bheda+anukathā | f.inst.sg | with-difference-talk |
| tvadbhaktirasacarvaṇāt | tvad+bhakti+rasa+carvaṇa | n.abl.sg (tvad+bhakti+rasa+carvaṇa+āt) | from-chewing-sap-of-devotion-to-you |
| sarvamekamidaṃ | sarva+eka+idam | nom.sg fused (sarva+eka+idam) | all-this-one |
| śāntamiti | śānta+iti | adj + iti fused | at-peace-thus |
| vaktuṃ | √vac | inf (vaktum) | to-say |
| ca | ca | conjunctive | even |
| lajjate | √lajj | 3sg atm (lajjate) | is-shy |
5 · Compounds
bheda+anukathā; sarva+eka+idam; tvad+bhakti+rasa+carvaṇa
| compound | members | relation | reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| sarvamekam idaṃ | sarva, eka, idam | predicative fusion | all this [is] one |
| tvadbhaktirasacarvaṇa | tvad, bhakti, rasa, carvaṇa | tatpuruṣa | devotion-sap chewing |
Full syntax grid; compounds from L8.
6 · Sandhi proof
| inputs | rule | output |
|---|---|---|
| bheda + anukathā | a + a → ā | bhedānukathā |
| sarva + eka + idam | fusion; citable separately | sarvamekam idaṃ |
| śānta + iti | surface fusion | śāntamiti |
| √vac + -tum | infinitive | vaktuṃ |
7 · Syntax
- case roles: alaṃ+instr; abl cause; nom.n chain; inf purpose of lajjate
- agreement: sarvam/idam/śāntam neuter chain
- finite verbs: lajjate only — 3sg middle
- implied: copula in “all this [is] one”
8 · Translation from the syntax
Interlinear: enough · difference-talk(INSTR) · devotion-sap-chewing(ABL) · all-one-this · peace-thus · to-say · even · is-shy
Literal: Enough with difference-talk; from chewing the sap of devotion to you, all this is one, at peace — though even to say so is shy.
Readable: No more of difference-talk. From chewing devotion's sap for you — all this one, at peace, though even to say so is shy.
Alternatives: L3 song human-review — faithful placement, no silent retranslation.
Recognise it — Trika exegesis
Text / Abhinavagupta: Difference-discourse stops because bhakti-rasa saturated thought; non-dual claim arrives shyly (C1 essence 7).
Bridge: Shyness to say “all is one” is language’s limit — after every case is proven.
- bheda-nukathā — discourse of separation
- sarvam ekam idam — recognition as neuter predicate
- lajjate — ineffability as affective sign
Lakshmanjoo: Not primary for this verse.
Our synthesis: Pedagogical framing; L2/L3/C1 from layers (human-review flag respected).
10 · Practice and mastery
- recite: Full recitation; pause per quarter.
- write: Only lajjate finite — write that.
- memorise: No new rule box — reuse L8.
- when: When dualism debates start.
Transfer exercises:
- Explain tvadbhaktirasacarvaṇāt.
- Why middle lajjate?
- Unseen half-verse drill (labelled exercise).