ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम्
jñānārṇava-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-13
निर्जीवे नाश एवास्ति ते कथं नित्यतां गताः ।
साधु पृष्टं त्वया भद्रे पञ्चप्रेतमयं कथम् ॥१३॥
साधु पृष्टं त्वया भद्रे पञ्चप्रेतमयं कथम् ॥१३॥
13. nirjīve nāśa evāsti te kathaṁ nityatāṁ gatāḥ ,
sādhu pṛṣṭaṁ tvayā bhadre pañcapretamayaṁ katham.
sādhu pṛṣṭaṁ tvayā bhadre pañcapretamayaṁ katham.
13.
nirjīve nāśa evāsti te kathaṃ nityatāṃ gatāḥ
sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā bhadre pañcapretamayaṃ katham
sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā bhadre pañcapretamayaṃ katham
13.
nirjīve nāśaḥ eva asti,
te kathaṃ nityatām gatāḥ? bhadre,
tvayā sādhu pṛṣṭam,
(tat) kathaṃ pañcapretamayam?
te kathaṃ nityatām gatāḥ? bhadre,
tvayā sādhu pṛṣṭam,
(tat) kathaṃ pañcapretamayam?
13. Destruction surely exists in what is lifeless, so how have they attained permanence? O noble lady (bhadre), well asked by you - how is it composed of the five corpses?
Words meanings summery:
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- निर्जीवे (nirjīve) - in what is lifeless
- नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction, death, loss
- एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- ते (te) - they
- कथम् (katham) - how?
- नित्यताम् (nityatām) - permanence, eternity
- गताः (gatāḥ) - attained (gone, reached, attained)
- साधु (sādhu) - well, properly, correctly
- पृष्टम् (pṛṣṭam) - asked, questioned
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle one, O noble lady
- पञ्चप्रेतमयम् (pañcapretamayam) - consisting of the five corpses
- कथम् (katham) - how?
Words meanings and morphology
निर्जीवे (nirjīve) - in what is lifeless
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of nirjīva
nirjīva - lifeless
nis + jīva
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+jīva)
- nis – out, without
indeclinable - jīva – life, soul
noun (masculine)
Root: jīv (class 1)
नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction, death, loss
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nāśa
nāśa - destruction, disappearance
Root: naś (class 4)
एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
कथम् (katham) - how?
(indeclinable)
नित्यताम् (nityatām) - permanence, eternity
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nityatā
nityatā - permanence, eternity
nitya + tā suffix
गताः (gatāḥ) - attained (gone, reached, attained)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gata
gata - gone, reached
Past Passive Participle
from gam root
Root: gam (class 1)
साधु (sādhu) - well, properly, correctly
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sādhu
sādhu - good, well, correct
पृष्टम् (pṛṣṭam) - asked, questioned
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭa
pṛṣṭa - asked, inquired
Past Passive Participle
from prach root
Root: prach (class 6)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle one, O noble lady
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā
bhadrā - auspicious, gentle, noble woman
पञ्चप्रेतमयम् (pañcapretamayam) - consisting of the five corpses
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pañcapretamaya
pañcapretamaya - consisting of the five corpses
pañcapreta + maya suffix
Compound type : tatpurusha (pañcapreta+maya)
- pañcapreta – the five corpses
noun (masculine) - maya – made of, consisting of
adjective (masculine)
कथम् (katham) - how?
(indeclinable)