ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम्
jñānārṇava-tantram
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chapter-24, verse-71
षोडशार्णां ब्रह्मरूपां जानीहि परमेश्वरि ।
यथा रत्नमये दीपे कज्जलं नैव विद्यते ॥७१॥
यथा रत्नमये दीपे कज्जलं नैव विद्यते ॥७१॥
71. ṣoḍaśārṇāṁ brahmarūpāṁ jānīhi parameśvari ,
yathā ratnamaye dīpe kajjalaṁ naiva vidyate.
yathā ratnamaye dīpe kajjalaṁ naiva vidyate.
71.
ṣoḍaśārṇāṃ brahmarūpāṃ jānīhi parameśvari
yathā ratnamaye dīpe kajjalaṃ naiva vidyate
yathā ratnamaye dīpe kajjalaṃ naiva vidyate
71.
parameśvari ṣoḍaśarṇāṃ brahmarūpāṃ jānīhi
yathā ratnamaye dīpe kajjalaṃ naiva vidyate
yathā ratnamaye dīpe kajjalaṃ naiva vidyate
71. O supreme goddess (parameśvari), know the sixteen-syllabled one (ṣoḍaśī) to be the very form of brahman, just as no soot is found in a lamp made of jewels.
Words meanings summery:
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- षोडशर्णाम् (ṣoḍaśarṇām) - referring to the sixteen-syllabled Śrīvidyā mantra (of the sixteen-syllabled (formula/mantra))
- ब्रह्मरूपाम् (brahmarūpām) - having the absolute reality as its form (having the form of brahman, whose nature is brahman)
- जानीहि (jānīhi) - know (thou) (know, understand, recognize)
- परमेश्वरि (parameśvari) - O supreme goddess (addressing Pārvatī) (O supreme goddess, O supreme ruler)
- यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, like, as)
- रत्नमये (ratnamaye) - made of precious gems (made of jewels, consisting of gems)
- दीपे (dīpe) - in a lamp (in the lamp, on the lamp)
- कज्जलम् (kajjalam) - soot (soot, lampblack)
- न (na) - not
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, exactly)
- विद्यते (vidyate) - is found (is found, exists, is present)
Words meanings and morphology
षोडशर्णाम् (ṣoḍaśarṇām) - referring to the sixteen-syllabled Śrīvidyā mantra (of the sixteen-syllabled (formula/mantra))
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ṣoḍaśākṣara
ṣoḍaśākṣara - having sixteen syllables
Compound of ṣoḍaśan (sixteen) and akṣara (syllable)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣoḍaśan+akṣara)
- ṣoḍaśan – sixteen
adjective - akṣara – syllable, letter
noun (neuter)
ब्रह्मरूपाम् (brahmarūpām) - having the absolute reality as its form (having the form of brahman, whose nature is brahman)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of brahmarūpa
brahmarūpa - having the form of brahman
Tatpurusha compound of brahman and rūpa
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+rūpa)
- brahman – brahman, the absolute reality
noun (neuter) - rūpa – form, nature
noun (neuter)
जानीहि (jānīhi) - know (thou) (know, understand, recognize)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā
root jñā in 9th class (krīnādi)
Root: jñā (class 9)
परमेश्वरि (parameśvari) - O supreme goddess (addressing Pārvatī) (O supreme goddess, O supreme ruler)
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of parameśvarī
parameśvarī - supreme goddess, female ruler
Compound of parama and īśvarī
Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+īśvarī)
- parama – supreme, highest
adjective - īśvarī – goddess, female ruler
noun (feminine)
यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, like, as)
(indeclinable)
रत्नमये (ratnamaye) - made of precious gems (made of jewels, consisting of gems)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of ratnamaya
ratnamaya - consisting of or made of jewels
ratna + maya suffix
Compound type : tatpurusha (ratna+maya)
- ratna – jewel, gem
noun (neuter) - maya – made of, consisting of
adjective
दीपे (dīpe) - in a lamp (in the lamp, on the lamp)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dīpa
dīpa - lamp, light
कज्जलम् (kajjalam) - soot (soot, lampblack)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kajjala
kajjala - soot, lampblack, collyrium
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, exactly)
(indeclinable)
विद्यते (vidyate) - is found (is found, exists, is present)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vid
root vid in 4th class (divādi) in passive/intransitive sense
Root: vid (class 4)