ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम् jñānārṇava-tantram - chapter-24, verse-34

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पक्षिणं तं समाक्रम्य ज्ञानपाशेन पाशयेत् ।
पक्षिखेलारतो नित्यं कटाक्षः श्रीगुरोः प्रिये ॥३४॥

34. pakṣiṇaṁ taṁ samākramya jñānapāśena pāśayet ,
pakṣikhelārato nityaṁ kaṭākṣaḥ śrīguroḥ priye.

34. pakṣiṇaṃ taṃ samākramya jñāna-pāśena pāśayet
pakṣi-khelā-rato nityaṃ kaṭākṣaḥ śrī-guroḥ priye

34. priye,
taṃ pakṣiṇaṃ samākramya jñāna-pāśena pāśayet,
nityaṃ pakṣi-khelā-rataḥ śrī-guroḥ kaṭākṣaḥ (bhavati)

34. O beloved, one should capture that bird by subduing it with the noose of knowledge. Constantly engaged in the play of the bird is the loving glance of the revered guru.

Words meanings summery:

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पक्षिणम् (pakṣiṇam) - the bird (representing the mind) (bird)

तम् (tam) - that

समाक्रम्य (samākramya) - having subdued (having approached, having attacked, having overcome, having subdued)

ज्ञान-पाशेन (jñāna-pāśena) - by the noose of knowledge

पाशयेत् (pāśayet) - should capture, should bind (should bind, should snare, should capture)

पक्षि-खेला-रतः (pakṣi-khelā-rataḥ) - engaged in the play with the bird / delighting in the bird's play (engaged in the play of the bird, delighting in the bird's sport)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, eternally)

कटाक्षः (kaṭākṣaḥ) - glance of grace (glance, side-long glance, look of grace)

श्री-गुरोः (śrī-guroḥ) - of the revered guru (of the revered guru, of the blessed teacher)

प्रिये (priye) - O beloved (O beloved, O dear one)

Words meanings and morphology

पक्षिणम् (pakṣiṇam) - the bird (representing the mind) (bird)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समाक्रम्य (samākramya) - having subdued (having approached, having attacked, having overcome, having subdued)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From kram with sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kram (class 1)

ज्ञान-पाशेन (jñāna-pāśena) - by the noose of knowledge

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jñāna-pāśa

jñāna-pāśa - noose of knowledge

Compound of jñāna and pāśa

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+pāśa)

jñāna – knowledge, awareness
noun (neuter)
Root: jñā (class 9)
pāśa – noose, snare, bond
noun (masculine)

पाशयेत् (pāśayet) - should capture, should bind (should bind, should snare, should capture)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of pāśay

causative/denominal

Denominal from pāśa

Root: pāś

पक्षि-खेला-रतः (pakṣi-khelā-rataḥ) - engaged in the play with the bird / delighting in the bird's play (engaged in the play of the bird, delighting in the bird's sport)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣi-khelā-rata

pakṣi-khelā-rata - delighting in the play of the bird

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (pakṣi-khelā+rata)

pakṣi-khelā – play of the bird
noun (feminine)
rata – delighting in, absorbed in, engaged in
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From ram
Root: ram (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, eternally)

(adverb)

Note: Used adverbially

कटाक्षः (kaṭākṣaḥ) - glance of grace (glance, side-long glance, look of grace)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṭākṣa

kaṭākṣa - side-long glance, glance

Compound of kaṭa and akṣa

Compound type : karmadharaya (kaṭa+akṣa)