ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम्
jñānārṇava-tantram
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chapter-13, verse-51
षोडशार्णा मया भद्रे श्रीविद्या कथिता परा ।
निधानमिव चोरेभ्यो रक्षणीया तथा प्रिये ॥५१॥
निधानमिव चोरेभ्यो रक्षणीया तथा प्रिये ॥५१॥
51. ṣoḍaśārṇā mayā bhadre śrīvidyā kathitā parā ,
nidhānamiva corebhyo rakṣaṇīyā tathā priye.
nidhānamiva corebhyo rakṣaṇīyā tathā priye.
51.
ṣoḍaśārṇā mayā bhadre śrīvidyā kathitā parā
nidhānam iva corebhyaḥ rakṣaṇīyā tathā priye
nidhānam iva corebhyaḥ rakṣaṇīyā tathā priye
51.
bhadre priye,
mayā ṣoḍaśārṇā parā śrīvidyā kathitā,
corebhyaḥ nidhānam iva tathā rakṣaṇīyā
mayā ṣoḍaśārṇā parā śrīvidyā kathitā,
corebhyaḥ nidhānam iva tathā rakṣaṇīyā
51. O auspicious and dear lady, I have imparted to you the supreme sixteen-syllabled Śrīvidyā. Just like a hidden treasure from thieves, it must be protected accordingly.
Words meanings summery:
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- षोडशार्णा (ṣoḍaśārṇā) - consisting of sixteen syllables
- मया (mayā) - by me
- भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious lady
- श्रीविद्या (śrīvidyā) - the Śrīvidyā mantra (Śrīvidyā (the supreme knowledge/mantra))
- कथिता (kathitā) - imparted, taught (told, spoken, narrated, taught)
- परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- निधानम् (nidhānam) - treasure, receptacle, hidden deposit
- इव (iva) - like, as
- चोरेभ्यः (corebhyaḥ) - from thieves, from robbers
- रक्षणीया (rakṣaṇīyā) - to be protected, to be guarded
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
- प्रिये (priye) - O dear one, O beloved
Words meanings and morphology
षोडशार्णा (ṣoḍaśārṇā) - consisting of sixteen syllables
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ṣoḍaśārṇa
ṣoḍaśārṇa - having sixteen syllables/letters
Compound of ṣoḍaśan and arṇa/arṇava/arṇa (here a letter/syllable)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣoḍaśan+arṇa)
- ṣoḍaśan – sixteen
adjective (masculine) - arṇa – wave, sound, letter, syllable
noun (masculine)
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious lady
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā
bhadrā - auspicious woman, noble lady
श्रीविद्या (śrīvidyā) - the Śrīvidyā mantra (Śrīvidyā (the supreme knowledge/mantra))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śrīvidyā
śrīvidyā - Śrīvidyā (esoteric mantra and knowledge)
Compound of śrī and vidyā
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vidyā)
- śrī – radiance, majesty, wealth
noun (feminine) - vidyā – knowledge, mantra
noun (feminine)
कथिता (kathitā) - imparted, taught (told, spoken, narrated, taught)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita
kathita - told, spoken, narrated
Past Passive Participle
from root kath
Root: kath (class 10)
परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of parā
para - other, higher, supreme
निधानम् (nidhānam) - treasure, receptacle, hidden deposit
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nidhāna
nidhāna - receptacle, treasure, storehouse
from ni + dhā
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
चोरेभ्यः (corebhyaḥ) - from thieves, from robbers
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of cora
cora - thief, robber
रक्षणीया (rakṣaṇīyā) - to be protected, to be guarded
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rakṣaṇīya
rakṣaṇīya - to be protected or guarded
Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle
from root rakṣ with gerundive suffix anīya
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
(indeclinable)
प्रिये (priye) - O dear one, O beloved
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of priyā
priyā - beloved woman, dear wife