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Shloka 55

Adhyaya 81Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account

अर्धमात्रा स्थिता नित्या याऽनुच्चार्या विशेषतः ।

त्वमेव सन्ध्या सावित्री त्वं देवि जननी परा ॥

ardhamātrā sthitā nityā yā'nuccāryā viśeṣataḥ | tvam eva sandhyā sāvitrī tvaṁ devi jananī parā ||

พระองค์ทรงสถิตนิรันดร์เป็น “ครึ่งมาตรา” โดยเฉพาะส่วนที่ไม่เปล่งเสียง. พระองค์เองคือสันธยาและสาวิตรี (คายตรี); ข้าแต่พระเทวี พระองค์คือพระมารดาสูงสุด

अर्ध-मात्राthe half-mātrā
अर्ध-मात्रा:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ध + मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (अर्धा मात्रा)
स्थिताabiding
स्थिता:
Pratipādya (प्रातिपाद्य/Predicate)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
नित्याeternal
नित्या:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
याwho/which
या:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)
अनुच्चार्याnot to be pronounced
अनुच्चार्या:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootउच्चर् (धातु) + अनीय (कृदन्त)
Formअनीय-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक (not to be uttered)
विशेषतःespecially
विशेषतः:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविशेषतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा, एकवचन
एवindeed/alone
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis/only)
सन्ध्याtwilight (Sandhyā)
सन्ध्या:
Pratipādya (प्रातिपाद्य/Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootसन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सावित्रीSāvitrī (Gāyatrī)
सावित्री:
Pratipādya (प्रातिपाद्य/Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootसावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा, एकवचन
देविO Goddess
देवि:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन
जननीmother
जननी:
Pratipādya (प्रातिपाद्य/Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootजननी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
पराsupreme
परा:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (जननी/देवी इत्यर्थे)
Brahmā to Devī

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

DevīBrahmā
Gāyatrī/SāvitrīSandhyā-śaktisubtle mantra-śakti
Mantra and phoneticsDaily dharma (sandhyā)Devī as supreme motherNon-dual symbolism (unuttered sound)

FAQs

The ordinary disciplines of dharma (like sandhyā worship) are sacralized as Devī’s presence; practice becomes meaningful when seen as communion with the supreme Mother.

Indirectly supports Vaṁśānucarita (maintaining order through dharma) by elevating daily rites; doctrinally it aligns with Sarga/Pratisarga through mantra as cosmic principle.

The ‘unuttered half-mātrā’ gestures to the transcendental aspect beyond articulated speech—Devī as the silence/ground from which mantra arises and into which it dissolves.