ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम्
jñānārṇava-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-9
अक्षमालेति विख्याता मातृका वर्णरूपिणी ।
शब्दब्रह्मस्वरूपेयं शब्दातीतं तु जप्यते ॥९॥
शब्दब्रह्मस्वरूपेयं शब्दातीतं तु जप्यते ॥९॥
9. akṣamāleti vikhyātā mātṛkā varṇarūpiṇī ,
śabdabrahmasvarūpeyaṁ śabdātītaṁ tu japyate.
śabdabrahmasvarūpeyaṁ śabdātītaṁ tu japyate.
9.
akṣamālā iti vikhyātā mātṛkā varṇarūpiṇī
śabdabrahmasvarūpā iyam śabdātītam tu japyate
śabdabrahmasvarūpā iyam śabdātītam tu japyate
9.
iyam mātṛkā varṇarūpiṇī śabdabrahmasvarūpā akṣamālā iti vikhyātā,
tu śabdātītam japyate
tu śabdātītam japyate
9. This mātṛkā, whose form consists of letters and whose essence is śabdabrahman, is renowned as akṣamālā, and that which transcends sound is recited in japa.
Words meanings summery:
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- अक्षमाला (akṣamālā) - Akṣamālā (rosary of letters)
- इति (iti) - thus
- विख्याता (vikhyātā) - renowned, famous, well-known
- मातृका (mātṛkā) - mātṛkā (matrix of sounds/letters)
- वर्णरूपिणी (varṇarūpiṇī) - having the form of letters
- शब्दब्रह्मस्वरूपा (śabdabrahmasvarūpā) - whose essence is śabdabrahman
- इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
- शब्दातीतम् (śabdātītam) - that which transcends sound
- तु (tu) - but, and, indeed
- जप्यते (japyate) - is recited in japa, is meditated upon
Words meanings and morphology
अक्षमाला (akṣamālā) - Akṣamālā (rosary of letters)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣamālā
akṣamālā - garland of letters, rosary
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (akṣa+mālā)
- akṣa – syllable, letter, eye, axle
noun (neuter)
Prefix: - mālā – garland, necklace, rosary
noun (feminine)
Prefix:
इति (iti) - thus
(indeclinable)
विख्याता (vikhyātā) - renowned, famous, well-known
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vikhyāta
vikhyāta - renowned, famous
Past Passive Participle
vi + khyā
Prefix: vi
Root: khyā (class 2)
मातृका (mātṛkā) - mātṛkā (matrix of sounds/letters)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛkā
mātṛkā - mātṛkā, matrix of sounds, mother letter
वर्णरूपिणी (varṇarūpiṇī) - having the form of letters
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of varṇarūpin
varṇarūpin - having the form of letters
bahuvrihi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (varṇa+rūpin)
- varṇa – letter, phoneme, color
noun (masculine)
Prefix: - rūpin – having the form of, embodied in
adjective (masculine)
Prefix:
शब्दब्रह्मस्वरूपा (śabdabrahmasvarūpā) - whose essence is śabdabrahman
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śabdabrahmasvarūpa
śabdabrahmasvarūpa - having śabdabrahman as its form or essence
bahuvrihi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śabdabrahman+svarūpa)
- śabdabrahman – sound as brahman, śabdabrahman
noun (neuter)
tatpurusha compound
Prefix: - svarūpa – own form, essential nature
noun (neuter)
Prefix:
इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
शब्दातीतम् (śabdātītam) - that which transcends sound
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śabdātīta
śabdātīta - transcending sound
Past Passive Participle
tatpurusha compound with atīta
Compound type : tatpurusha (śabda+atīta)
- śabda – sound
noun (masculine)
Prefix: - atīta – gone beyond, transcended
adjective (adjective)
Past Passive Participle
ati + i
Prefix: ati
Root: i (class 2)
तु (tu) - but, and, indeed
(indeclinable)
जप्यते (japyate) - is recited in japa, is meditated upon
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jap
passive present
Prefix:
Root: jap (class 1)