ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम्
jñānārṇava-tantram
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chapter-2, verse-19
यथाशक्त्या जपेन्मन्त्रं गायत्रीं परमेश्वरीम् ।
मूलविद्याद्यमुच्चार्य वागीश्वरि च विद्महे ॥१९॥
मूलविद्याद्यमुच्चार्य वागीश्वरि च विद्महे ॥१९॥
19. yathāśaktyā japenmantraṁ gāyatrīṁ parameśvarīm ,
mūlavidyādyamuccārya vāgīśvari ca vidmahe.
mūlavidyādyamuccārya vāgīśvari ca vidmahe.
19.
yathāśaktyā japen mantraṃ gāyatrīṃ parameśvarīm
mūlavidyādyam uccārya vāgīśvari ca vidmahe
mūlavidyādyam uccārya vāgīśvari ca vidmahe
19.
paramīśvarīṃ gāyatrīṃ mantraṃ yathāśaktyā japet,
mūlavidyādyam uccārya vāgīśvari ca vidmahe
mūlavidyādyam uccārya vāgīśvari ca vidmahe
19. One should recite the supreme goddess Gayatri according to one's ability. Having pronounced the beginning of the fundamental knowledge (mūlavidyā), we know (contemplate) you, O Vāgīśvarī.
Words meanings summery:
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- यथाशक्त्या (yathāśaktyā) - according to one's ability, as much as possible
- जपेत् (japet) - one should recite, should mutter
- मन्त्रम् (mantram) - mantra, sacred formula
- गायत्रीम् (gāyatrīm) - Gāyatrī
- परमेश्वरीम् (parameśvarīm) - the supreme goddess
- मूलविद्याद्यम् (mūlavidyādyam) - the beginning of the fundamental knowledge/mantra
- उच्चार्य (uccārya) - having pronounced, having uttered
- वागीश्वरि (vāgīśvari) - O Vāgīśvarī (goddess of speech)
- च (ca) - and
- विद्महे (vidmahe) - we know, we contemplate
Words meanings and morphology
यथाशक्त्या (yathāśaktyā) - according to one's ability, as much as possible
(adverb)
Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+śakti)
- yathā – as, according to
indeclinable - śakti – ability, power, energy
noun (feminine)
जपेत् (japet) - one should recite, should mutter
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of jap
Root: jap (class 1)
मन्त्रम् (mantram) - mantra, sacred formula
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mantra
mantra - mantra, sacred text, spell
गायत्रीम् (gāyatrīm) - Gāyatrī
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gāyatrī
gāyatrī - Gāyatrī (goddess, meter)
परमेश्वरीम् (parameśvarīm) - the supreme goddess
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of parameśvarī
parameśvarī - supreme goddess
parama + īśvarī (karmadhāraya compound)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+īśvarī)
- parama – supreme, highest
adjective (masculine) - īśvarī – goddess, ruler
noun (feminine)
मूलविद्याद्यम् (mūlavidyādyam) - the beginning of the fundamental knowledge/mantra
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mūlavidyādya
mūlavidyādya - beginning with mūlavidyā
tatpuruṣa / bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (mūlavidyā+ādya)
- mūlavidyā – fundamental knowledge or mantra
noun (feminine)
mūla + vidyā - ādya – first, beginning, primary
adjective (masculine)
उच्चार्य (uccārya) - having pronounced, having uttered
(indeclinable)
absolutive
ud + car (causative absolutive)
Prefix: ud
Root: car (class 1)
वागीश्वरि (vāgīśvari) - O Vāgīśvarī (goddess of speech)
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of vāgīśvarī
vāgīśvarī - goddess of speech, Vāgīśvarī
vāc + īśvarī
Compound type : tatpurusha (vāc+īśvarī)
- vāc – speech, voice
noun (feminine) - īśvarī – goddess, queen, mistress
noun (feminine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विद्महे (vidmahe) - we know, we contemplate
(verb)
1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: often used in the specialized sense of contemplative realization in mantras