कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-102
वेदाद्यनेकशास्त्राणि स्वल्पायुवीघ्नकोटयः ।
तस्मात् सारं विजानीयात् क्षीरं हंस इवाम्भसः ॥१०२॥
तस्मात् सारं विजानीयात् क्षीरं हंस इवाम्भसः ॥१०२॥
102. vedādyanekaśāstrāṇi svalpāyuvīghnakoṭayaḥ ,
tasmāt sāraṁ vijānīyāt kṣīraṁ haṁsa ivāmbhasaḥ.
tasmāt sāraṁ vijānīyāt kṣīraṁ haṁsa ivāmbhasaḥ.
102.
vedādyanekaśāstrāṇi svalpāyuḥ vighnakoṭayaḥ
tasmāt sāram vijānīyāt kṣīram haṃsaḥ iva ambhasaḥ
tasmāt sāram vijānīyāt kṣīram haṃsaḥ iva ambhasaḥ
102.
vedādyanekaśāstrāṇi (santi),
svalpāyuḥ vighnakoṭayaḥ (ca santi); tasmāt haṃsaḥ ambhasaḥ kṣīram iva,
sāram vijānīyāt
svalpāyuḥ vighnakoṭayaḥ (ca santi); tasmāt haṃsaḥ ambhasaḥ kṣīram iva,
sāram vijānīyāt
102. The scriptures, beginning with the Vedas, are innumerable, life is short, and obstacles are millions. Therefore, one should extract the essential essence, just as a swan extracts milk from water.
Words meanings summery:
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- वेदाद्यनेकशास्त्राणि (vedādyanekaśāstrāṇi) - many scriptures starting with the Vedas
- स्वल्पायुः (svalpāyuḥ) - short life span
- विघ्नकोटयः (vighnakoṭayaḥ) - crores of obstacles
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore
- सारम् (sāram) - the essence
- विजानीयात् (vijānīyāt) - one should know, discern
- क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk
- हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - a swan
- इव (iva) - like, as
- अम्भसः (ambhasaḥ) - from water
Words meanings and morphology
वेदाद्यनेकशास्त्राणि (vedādyanekaśāstrāṇi) - many scriptures starting with the Vedas
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vedādyanekaśāstra
vedādyanekaśāstra - numerous scriptures beginning with the Vedas
Compound type : karmadharaya (vedādya+anekaśāstra)
- vedādya – beginning with the Vedas
adjective - anekaśāstra – many scriptures
noun (neuter)
स्वल्पायुः (svalpāyuḥ) - short life span
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of svalpāyus
svalpāyus - having a very short life-span
Compound type : karmadharaya (su+alpa+āyus)
- svalpa – very short, very small
adjective - āyus – life span
noun (neuter)
विघ्नकोटयः (vighnakoṭayaḥ) - crores of obstacles
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vighnakoti
vighnakoti - millions of obstacles
Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (vighna+koṭi)
- vighna – obstacle
noun (masculine) - koṭi – crore, ten million
noun (feminine)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore
(indeclinable)
सारम् (sāram) - the essence
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sāra
sāra - essence, core
विजानीयात् (vijānīyāt) - one should know, discern
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (lin) of vijñā
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣīra
kṣīra - milk
हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - a swan
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of haṃsa
haṁsa - swan, flamingo
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
अम्भसः (ambhasaḥ) - from water
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of ambhas
ambhas - water