ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम्
jñānārṇava-tantram
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chapter-24, verse-43
अनिर्वाच्योपदेशोऽयं स्पर्शनाद्ब्रह्मरन्ध्रके ।
ब्रह्मरन्ध्रे सहस्रारे कर्पूरधवलो गुरुः ॥४३॥
ब्रह्मरन्ध्रे सहस्रारे कर्पूरधवलो गुरुः ॥४३॥
43. anirvācyopadeśo'yaṁ sparśanādbrahmarandhrake ,
brahmarandhre sahasrāre karpūradhavalo guruḥ.
brahmarandhre sahasrāre karpūradhavalo guruḥ.
43.
anirvācyopadeśo ayam sparśanāt brahmarandhrake
brahmarandhre sahasrāre karpūradhavalo guruḥ
brahmarandhre sahasrāre karpūradhavalo guruḥ
43.
ayam anirvācyopadeśaḥ sparśanāt brahmarandhrake
sahasrāre brahmarandhre karpūradavalaḥ guruḥ
sahasrāre brahmarandhre karpūradavalaḥ guruḥ
43. This instruction is beyond description, attained through touch at the brahmarandhra. In the thousand-petalled sahasrāra at the brahmarandhra, the guru is as white as camphor.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनिर्वाच्योपदेशः (anirvācyopadeśaḥ) - ineffable instruction, unspeakable teaching
- अयम् (ayam) - this
- स्पर्शनात् (sparśanāt) - from touching, by touch, through contact
- ब्रह्मरन्ध्रके (brahmarandhrake) - at the little brahmarandhra, in the subtle brahmarandhra
- ब्रह्मरन्ध्रे (brahmarandhre) - in the brahmarandhra (the aperture of Brahman at the crown of the head)
- सहस्रारे (sahasrāre) - in the sahasrāra (the thousand-petalled lotus)
- कर्पूरधवलः (karpūradhavalaḥ) - white like camphor, camphor-white
- गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, revered teacher, guru
Words meanings and morphology
अनिर्वाच्योपदेशः (anirvācyopadeśaḥ) - ineffable instruction, unspeakable teaching
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anirvācyopadeśa
anirvācyopadeśa - indescribable instruction or teaching
tatpurusha compound of anirvācya and upadeśa
Compound type : tatpurusha (anirvācya+upadeśa)
- anirvācya – indescribable, ineffable, beyond words
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
na + nirvācya
Prefix: nis
Root: vac (class 2) - upadeśa – instruction, teaching, advice
noun (masculine)
Prefix: upa
Root: diś (class 6)
अयम् (ayam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this
स्पर्शनात् (sparśanāt) - from touching, by touch, through contact
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of sparśana
sparśana - touching, contact, feeling
Root: spṛś (class 6)
ब्रह्मरन्ध्रके (brahmarandhrake) - at the little brahmarandhra, in the subtle brahmarandhra
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of brahmarandhraka
brahmarandhraka - diminutive or specific locus of the brahmarandhra aperture
brahmarandhra with diminutive/descriptor suffix ka
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+randhraka)
- brahman – brahman, supreme reality, sacred prayer
noun (neuter)
Root: bṛh - randhraka – cavity, opening, aperture
noun (neuter)
ब्रह्मरन्ध्रे (brahmarandhre) - in the brahmarandhra (the aperture of Brahman at the crown of the head)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of brahmarandhra
brahmarandhra - the aperture of brahman at the crown of the head
tatpurusha compound of brahman and randhra
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+randhra)
- brahman – brahman, supreme reality
noun (neuter)
Root: bṛh - randhra – opening, hole, cavity, aperture
noun (neuter)
सहस्रारे (sahasrāre) - in the sahasrāra (the thousand-petalled lotus)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of sahasrāra
sahasrāra - thousand-spoked, thousand-petalled lotus at the crown
bahuvrihi compound of sahasra and ara
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahasra+ara)
- sahasra – thousand
adjective (neuter) - ara – spoke of a wheel, felly
noun (masculine)
कर्पूरधवलः (karpūradhavalaḥ) - white like camphor, camphor-white
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karpūradhavala
karpūradhavala - white as camphor
tatpurusha/karmadhāraya compound
Compound type : karmadhāraya (karpūra+dhavala)
- karpūra – camphor
noun (neuter) - dhavala – white, dazzling
adjective (masculine)
गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, revered teacher, guru
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of guru
guru - teacher, preceptor, heavy, venerable