Shloka 47

अध्याय 91: अरिष्ट-लक्षण, मृत्यु-संस्कार, पाशुपत-धारणा तथा ओङ्कार-उपासना

Devanagari script

तृतीयां निर्गुणां चैव मात्रामक्षरगामिनीम् गान्धारी चैव विज्ञेया गान्धारस्वरसंभवा

Transliteration

tṛtīyāṃ nirguṇāṃ caiva mātrāmakṣaragāminīm gāndhārī caiva vijñeyā gāndhārasvarasaṃbhavā

Translation

Mātrā ketiga juga hendaklah diketahui sebagai nirguṇā, melampaui segala guṇa, dan sebagai mātrā yang bergerak melalui suku kata yang tidak binasa (akṣara). Mātrā itu hendaklah difahami sebagai Gāndhārī, yang timbul daripada nada muzik Gāndhāra.

Word by Word

• तृतीयाम्: the third

• निर्गुणाम्: beyond the guṇas (qualities)

• च एव: and indeed

• मात्राम्: phonetic measure/metrical unit (mātrā)

• अक्षर-गामिनीम्: moving in/going through the imperishable syllable (akṣara)

• गान्धारी: Gāndhārī (name of a mātrā/intonation)

• च एव: and indeed

• विज्ञेया: should be known/understood

• गान्धार-स्वर-सम्भवा: born from the Gāndhāra note (musical tone)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s teaching on sacred sound/intonation)