Today we will look at the form दूरे nLs from श्रीमद्भागवतम् 10.47.34.

यत्त्वहं भवतीनां वै दूरे वर्ते प्रियो दृशाम् । मनसः सन्निकर्षार्थं मदनुध्यानकाम्यया ।। १०-४७-३४ ।।
यथा दूरचरे प्रेष्ठे मन आविश्य वर्तते । स्त्रीणां च न तथा चेतः सन्निकृष्टेऽक्षिगोचरे ।। १०-४७-३५ ।।
मय्यावेश्य मनः कृत्स्नं विमुक्ताशेषवृत्ति यत् । अनुस्मरन्त्यो मां नित्यमचिरान्मामुपैष्यथ ।। १०-४७-३६ ।।

श्रीधर-स्वामि-टीका
ननु किमन्यानिवास्मानात्मविद्यया प्रलोभयसि, वयं तु सर्वसुन्दरसकलगुणगणालंकृतेन त्वया विरहं नैव सहाम इति चेदत आह – यत्त्वहमिति । दृशां दूरे यद्वर्ते तन्मदनुध्यानार्थम् । तच्च ध्यानं मनसः संनिकर्षार्थमिति ।। ३४ ।। एतदुपपादयति त्रयेण – यथा दूरचर इति ।। ३५ ।।

Gita Press translation – It is only with intent to focus your thought constantly on Me in order to ensure your mental proximity with Me that I, your Darling, am actually staying (so) far from your eyes (34). The mind of women as well as of others does not get so absorbed in the thought of their most beloved one living close by and open to their view as in that of one staying at a distance (35). Incessantly thinking of Me (as you do), having devoted to Me your whole (undivided) mind, which has completely shed all (other) thoughts, you will come to Me before long (36).

दूरे is सप्तमी-एकवचनम् of the नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिकम् ‘दूर’।

(1) दूर + ङि । By 4-1-2 स्वौजसमौट्छष्टाभ्याम्भिस्ङेभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसिभ्याम्भ्यस्ङसोसाम्ङ्योस्सुप्‌। By 2-3-36 सप्तम्यधिकरणे च – A seventh case affix (‘ङि’, ‘ओस्’, ‘सुप्’) is used to denote अधिकरणम् (location), provided it has not been expressed otherwise. The use of ‘च’ in the सूत्रम् tells us that a seventh case affix is also used following a प्रातिपदिकम् (nominal stem) having the sense of either ‘far’ or ‘near.’
In the present example, ‘दूर’ has the sense of ‘far’. Hence ‘दूर’ takes a seventh case affix.

(2) दूर + इ । अनुबन्ध-लोपः by 1-3-8 लशक्वतद्धिते and 1-3-9 तस्य लोपः।

(3) दूरे । By 6-1-87 आद्गुणः।

Questions:

1. In the first twenty verses of Chapter Thirteen of the गीता where has the सूत्रम् 2-3-36 सप्तम्यधिकरणे च (used in step 1) been used to prescribe a seventh case affix following a प्रातिपदिकम् (nominal stem) having the sense of either ‘far’ or ‘near’?

2. Commenting on the सूत्रम् 2-3-36 सप्तम्यधिकरणे च the सिद्धान्तकौमुदी says – ‘दूरान्तिकार्थेभ्य: -’ इति विभक्तित्रयेण सह चतस्रोऽत्र विभक्तय: फलिता:। Please explain.

3. In the verses a sixth case ending has been used in दृशाम्। Which other case ending (other than the sixth case ending) could be used?

4. Which सूत्रम् prescribes the substitution ‘ल्यप्’ (in place of ‘क्त्वा’) in the form आविश्य?

5. Where has the सूत्रम् 7-1-81 शप्श्यनोर्नित्यम् been used in the verses?

6. How would you say this in Sanskrit?
“O Lord! May I always be close to You.”

Easy questions:

1. Which सूत्रम् prescribes the substitution ‘ए’ in the form वर्ते?

2. Where has the सूत्रम् 3-1-33 स्यतासी लृलुटोः been used in the verses?