ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम्
jñānārṇava-tantram
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chapter-5, verse-44
तथा मुष्टेस्तु मध्यस्थामङगुलीं दण्डवत्कुरु ।
गजतुण्डा महामुद्रा गणपस्य बलिर्भवेत् ॥४४॥
गजतुण्डा महामुद्रा गणपस्य बलिर्भवेत् ॥४४॥
44. tathā muṣṭestu madhyasthāmaṅagulīṁ daṇḍavatkuru ,
gajatuṇḍā mahāmudrā gaṇapasya balirbhavet.
gajatuṇḍā mahāmudrā gaṇapasya balirbhavet.
44.
tathā muṣṭeḥ tu madhyasthām aṅgulīṃ daṇḍavat kuru
gaja-tuṇḍā mahā-mudrā gaṇapasya baliḥ bhavet
gaja-tuṇḍā mahā-mudrā gaṇapasya baliḥ bhavet
44.
tathā muṣṭeḥ tu madhyasthām aṅgulīṃ daṇḍavat kuru
gaja-tuṇḍā mahā-mudrā gaṇapasya baliḥ bhavet
gaja-tuṇḍā mahā-mudrā gaṇapasya baliḥ bhavet
44. Similarly, make the middle finger of the fist straight like a staff. This is the great mudrā called gaja-tuṇḍā, which serves as the bali offering to Gaṇapati.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, in that way
- मुष्टेः (muṣṭeḥ) - of the fist, from the fist
- तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, now
- मध्यस्थाम् (madhyasthām) - situated in the middle, central
- अङ्गुलीम् (aṅgulīm) - finger, toe
- दण्डवत् (daṇḍavat) - like a staff, like a stick
- कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform
- गज-तुण्डा (gaja-tuṇḍā) - elephant trunk
- महा-मुद्रा (mahā-mudrā) - great seal, great gesture, great mudrā
- गणपस्य (gaṇapasya) - of Gaṇapati, of the leader of the hosts
- बलिः (baliḥ) - bali offering, tribute, oblation
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, in that way
(indeclinable)
मुष्टेः (muṣṭeḥ) - of the fist, from the fist
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of muṣṭi
muṣṭi - fist, handful
तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, now
(indeclinable)
मध्यस्थाम् (madhyasthām) - situated in the middle, central
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of madhyastha
madhyastha - standing in the middle, central, impartial
अङ्गुलीम् (aṅgulīm) - finger, toe
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aṅguli
aṅguli - finger, toe
दण्डवत् (daṇḍavat) - like a staff, like a stick
(adverb)
कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
गज-तुण्डा (gaja-tuṇḍā) - elephant trunk
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gaja-tuṇḍā
gaja-tuṇḍā - elephant trunk
Compound type : karmadhāraya (gaja+tuṇḍā)
- gaja – elephant
noun (masculine) - tuṇḍā – trunk, snout, beak
noun (feminine)
महा-मुद्रा (mahā-mudrā) - great seal, great gesture, great mudrā
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahā-mudrā
mahā-mudrā - great seal, great gesture
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mudrā)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - mudrā – seal, gesture, mudrā
noun (feminine)
गणपस्य (gaṇapasya) - of Gaṇapati, of the leader of the hosts
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of gaṇapa
gaṇapa - leader of the hosts, Gaṇapati
Compound type : tatpurusha (gaṇa+pa)
- gaṇa – multitude, host, group
noun (masculine) - pa – protector, guardian, lord
noun (masculine)
Root: pā (class 2)
बलिः (baliḥ) - bali offering, tribute, oblation
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bali
bali - bali offering, tribute, religious oblation
भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)