ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम्
jñānārṇava-tantram
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chapter-25, verse-12
अष्टोत्तरशतैः सूत्रैर्नवसूत्रेण कल्पितैः ।
उत्तमं तत्पवित्रं हि तदर्धं मध्यमं स्मृतम् ॥१२॥
उत्तमं तत्पवित्रं हि तदर्धं मध्यमं स्मृतम् ॥१२॥
12. aṣṭottaraśataiḥ sūtrairnavasūtreṇa kalpitaiḥ ,
uttamaṁ tatpavitraṁ hi tadardhaṁ madhyamaṁ smṛtam.
uttamaṁ tatpavitraṁ hi tadardhaṁ madhyamaṁ smṛtam.
12.
aṣṭottaraśataiḥ sūtrair navasūtreṇa kalpitaiḥ
uttamam tat pavitraṃ hi tadardhaṃ madhyamaṃ smṛtam
uttamam tat pavitraṃ hi tadardhaṃ madhyamaṃ smṛtam
12.
aṣṭottaraśataiḥ sūtraiḥ navasūtreṇa kalpitaiḥ (yat) uttamam tat pavitraṃ hi smṛtam,
tadardham madhyamam (smṛtam)
tadardham madhyamam (smṛtam)
12. That sacred thread made with one hundred and eight threads, or formed with nine threads, is indeed known as the best, while half of that is considered medium.
Words meanings summery:
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- अष्टोत्तरशतैः (aṣṭottaraśataiḥ) - with one hundred and eight
- सूत्रैः (sūtraiḥ) - with threads, with cords
- नवसूत्रेण (navasūtreṇa) - with nine threads, by means of a nine-fold thread
- कल्पितैः (kalpitaiḥ) - prepared, formed, arranged, constructed
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, highest, excellent
- तत् (tat) - that
- पवित्रम् (pavitram) - sacred thread, pavitra
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
- तदर्धम् (tadardham) - half of that
- मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - middle, medium
- स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - considered, remembered, known
Words meanings and morphology
अष्टोत्तरशतैः (aṣṭottaraśataiḥ) - with one hundred and eight
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of aṣṭottaraśata
aṣṭottaraśata - one hundred and eight
Compound type : tatpurusha (aṣṭan+uttara+śata)
- aṣṭan – eight
adjective - uttara – higher, more, in excess of
adjective - śata – hundred
adjective (neuter)
सूत्रैः (sūtraiḥ) - with threads, with cords
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of sūtra
sūtra - thread, cord, string
नवसूत्रेण (navasūtreṇa) - with nine threads, by means of a nine-fold thread
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of navasūtra
navasūtra - nine threads, nine-stringed
Compound type : karmadharaya (navan+sūtra)
- navan – nine
adjective - sūtra – thread, cord
noun (neuter)
कल्पितैः (kalpitaiḥ) - prepared, formed, arranged, constructed
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of kalpita
kalpita - formed, prepared, arranged
Past Passive Participle
from root kḷp with past passive participle suffix
Root: kḷp (class 10)
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
पवित्रम् (pavitram) - sacred thread, pavitra
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra
pavitra - sacred thread, purifier
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
(indeclinable)
तदर्धम् (tadardham) - half of that
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tadardha
tadardha - half of that
Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+ardha)
- tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - ardha – half
adjective (neuter)
मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - middle, medium
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of madhyama
madhyama - middle, medium, middling
स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - considered, remembered, known
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, traditional, considered
Past Passive Participle
from root smṛ with past passive participle suffix
Root: smṛ (class 1)