ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम्
jñānārṇava-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-42
अङ्कुशाख्या महामुद्रा त्रैलोक्याकषीणी भवेत् ।
तर्जनीयुगलं देवि वामांसे शृङ्खलाकृति ॥४२॥
तर्जनीयुगलं देवि वामांसे शृङ्खलाकृति ॥४२॥
42. aṅkuśākhyā mahāmudrā trailokyākaṣīṇī bhavet ,
tarjanīyugalaṁ devi vāmāṁse śṛṅkhalākṛti.
tarjanīyugalaṁ devi vāmāṁse śṛṅkhalākṛti.
42.
aṅkuśākhyā mahāmudrā trailokyākarṣiṇī bhavet
tarjanīyugalaṃ devi vāmāṃse śṛṅkhalākṛti
tarjanīyugalaṃ devi vāmāṃse śṛṅkhalākṛti
42.
devi aṅkuśākhyā mahāmudrā trailokyākarṣiṇī bhavet,
tarjanīyugalaṃ vāmāṃse śṛṅkhalākṛti (bhavet)
tarjanīyugalaṃ vāmāṃse śṛṅkhalākṛti (bhavet)
42. O goddess, this great mudrā named aṅkuśa is capable of attracting the three worlds, and when the pair of index fingers is placed on the left shoulder, it takes the form of a chain.
Words meanings summery:
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- अङ्कुशाख्या (aṅkuśākhyā) - named aṅkuśa, called aṅkuśa (the goad mudrā)
- महामुद्रा (mahāmudrā) - great mudrā, great seal
- त्रैलोक्याकर्षिणी (trailokyākarṣiṇī) - attracting the three worlds
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes
- तर्जनीयुगलम् (tarjanīyugalam) - the pair of index fingers
- देवि (devi) - O goddess
- वामांसे (vāmāṁse) - on the left shoulder
- शृङ्खलाकृति (śṛṅkhalākṛti) - having the form of a chain, chain-like
Words meanings and morphology
अङ्कुशाख्या (aṅkuśākhyā) - named aṅkuśa, called aṅkuśa (the goad mudrā)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of aṅkuśākhyā
aṅkuśākhyā - named aṅkuśa
Compound of aṅkuśa and ākhyā
Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṅkuśa+ākhyā)
- aṅkuśa – goad, hook
noun (masculine) - ākhyā – name, appellation
noun (feminine)
महामुद्रा (mahāmudrā) - great mudrā, great seal
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāmudrā
mahāmudrā - great mudrā
Karmadhāraya compound of mahat and mudrā
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+mudrā)
- mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective (masculine) - mudrā – mudrā, seal, symbolic hand gesture
noun (feminine)
त्रैलोक्याकर्षिणी (trailokyākarṣiṇī) - attracting the three worlds
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of trailokyākarṣiṇī
trailokyākarṣiṇī - attracting the three worlds
Compound of trailokya and ākarṣiṇī
Compound type : tatpurusha (trailokya+ākarṣiṇī)
- trailokya – three worlds
noun (neuter) - ākarṣiṇī – attracting, drawing
adjective (feminine)
feminine agent noun from ā-kṛṣ
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of bhū
root bhū, parasparipada
Root: bhū (class 1)
तर्जनीयुगलम् (tarjanīyugalam) - the pair of index fingers
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tarjanīyugala
tarjanīyugala - pair of index fingers
Compound of tarjanī and yugala
Compound type : tatpurusha (tarjanī+yugala)
- tarjanī – index finger
noun (feminine) - yugala – pair, couple
noun (neuter)
देवि (devi) - O goddess
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, divine female
वामांसे (vāmāṁse) - on the left shoulder
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vāmāṃsa
vāmāṁsa - left shoulder
Compound of vāma and aṃsa
Compound type : tatpurusha (vāma+aṃsa)
- vāma – left, contrary
adjective (masculine) - aṃsa – shoulder
noun (masculine)
शृङ्खलाकृति (śṛṅkhalākṛti) - having the form of a chain, chain-like
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śṛṅkhalākṛti
śṛṅkhalākṛti - having the form of a chain
Compound of śṛṅkhalā and ākṛti
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śṛṅkhalā+ākṛti)
- śṛṅkhalā – chain, fetter
noun (feminine) - ākṛti – shape, form, figure
noun (feminine)