ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम्
jñānārṇava-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-16
शिवस्य करणं नास्ति शक्तेस्तु करणं सदा ।
ब्रह्माण्डलक्षनिर्माणं जायते शक्तितः प्रिये ॥१६॥
ब्रह्माण्डलक्षनिर्माणं जायते शक्तितः प्रिये ॥१६॥
16. śivasya karaṇaṁ nāsti śaktestu karaṇaṁ sadā ,
brahmāṇḍalakṣanirmāṇaṁ jāyate śaktitaḥ priye.
brahmāṇḍalakṣanirmāṇaṁ jāyate śaktitaḥ priye.
16.
śivasya karaṇam nāsti śakteḥ tu karaṇam sadā
brahmāṇḍalakṣanirmāṇam jāyate śaktitaḥ priye
brahmāṇḍalakṣanirmāṇam jāyate śaktitaḥ priye
16.
priye,
śivasya karaṇam na asti,
śakteḥ tu karaṇam sadā (asti),
brahmāṇḍalakṣanirmāṇam śaktitaḥ jāyate
śivasya karaṇam na asti,
śakteḥ tu karaṇam sadā (asti),
brahmāṇḍalakṣanirmāṇam śaktitaḥ jāyate
16. O dear one, Śiva has no agency or action, whereas Śakti always has agency. The creation of millions of universes arises entirely from Śakti.
Words meanings summery:
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- शिवस्य (śivasya) - of Śiva
- करणम् (karaṇam) - action / instrument / agency / doing
- न (na) - not
- अस्ति (asti) - is
- शक्तेः (śakteḥ) - of Śakti
- तु (tu) - indeed / but
- करणम् (karaṇam) - action / agency / doing
- सदा (sadā) - always
- ब्रह्माण्डलक्षनिर्माणम् (brahmāṇḍalakṣanirmāṇam) - the creation of hundreds of thousands of universes
- जायते (jāyate) - is born / arises / originates
- शक्तितः (śaktitaḥ) - from Śakti / by the power of Śakti
- प्रिये (priye) - O dear one
Words meanings and morphology
शिवस्य (śivasya) - of Śiva
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śiva
śiva - Śiva
करणम् (karaṇam) - action / instrument / agency / doing
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karaṇa
karaṇa - doing / action / instrument / agency
Root: kṛ (class 8)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
शक्तेः (śakteḥ) - of Śakti
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power / energy / śakti
Root: śak (class 5)
तु (tu) - indeed / but
(indeclinable)
करणम् (karaṇam) - action / agency / doing
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karaṇa
karaṇa - doing / action / instrument / agency
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सदा (sadā) - always
(adverb)
ब्रह्माण्डलक्षनिर्माणम् (brahmāṇḍalakṣanirmāṇam) - the creation of hundreds of thousands of universes
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmāṇḍalakṣanirmāṇa
brahmāṇḍalakṣanirmāṇa - the construction of a hundred thousand universes
brahmāṇḍa + lakṣa + nirmāṇa
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahmāṇḍa+lakṣa+nirmāṇa)
- brahmāṇḍa – universe / egg of Brahmā
noun (neuter)
brahman + aṇḍa - lakṣa – hundred thousand / mark
noun (neuter) - nirmāṇa – construction / creation
noun (neuter)
nis + mā
Prefix: nis
Root: mā (class 3)
जायते (jāyate) - is born / arises / originates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Root: jan (class 4)
शक्तितः (śaktitaḥ) - from Śakti / by the power of Śakti
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power / energy / śakti
Root: śak (class 5)
प्रिये (priye) - O dear one
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of priyā
priyā - beloved / dear woman