कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-114
यावत् प्रयत्नवेगोऽस्ति यावत् सङ्कल्पकल्पना ।
यावन्न मनसः स्थैर्यं तावत्तत्त्वकथा कुतः ॥११४॥
यावन्न मनसः स्थैर्यं तावत्तत्त्वकथा कुतः ॥११४॥
114. yāvat prayatnavego'sti yāvat saṅkalpakalpanā ,
yāvanna manasaḥ sthairyaṁ tāvattattvakathā kutaḥ.
yāvanna manasaḥ sthairyaṁ tāvattattvakathā kutaḥ.
114.
yāvat prayatna-vegaḥ asti yāvat saṅkalpa-kalpanā
yāvat na manasaḥ sthairyam tāvat tattva-kathā kutaḥ
yāvat na manasaḥ sthairyam tāvat tattva-kathā kutaḥ
114.
yāvat prayatna-vegaḥ asti yāvat saṅkalpa-kalpanā (asti)
yāvat manasaḥ sthairyam na (asti) tāvat tattva-kathā kutaḥ
yāvat manasaḥ sthairyam na (asti) tāvat tattva-kathā kutaḥ
114. As long as there is the momentum of mental effort, as long as mental projections and intentions continue, and as long as the mind has not gained steadiness, how can there be discourse on ultimate reality?
Words meanings summery:
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- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
- प्रयत्न-वेगः (prayatna-vegaḥ) - rush of active effort
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
- सङ्कल्प-कल्पना (saṅkalpa-kalpanā) - imagining of mental concepts
- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
- न (na) - not
- मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind
- स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - steadiness, composure
- तावत् (tāvat) - so long
- तत्त्व-कथा (tattva-kathā) - discourse on reality
- कुतः (kutaḥ) - how, whence
Words meanings and morphology
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
(indeclinable)
प्रयत्न-वेगः (prayatna-vegaḥ) - rush of active effort
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prayatnavega
prayatnavega - impetus of volitional exertion
Compound type : tatpurusha (prayatna+vega)
- prayatna – effort, endeavor
noun (masculine) - vega – impetus, rush, force
noun (masculine)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
(indeclinable)
सङ्कल्प-कल्पना (saṅkalpa-kalpanā) - imagining of mental concepts
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṅkalpakalpanā
saṅkalpakalpanā - conceptualization of desires or thoughts
Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅkalpa+kalpanā)
- saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, thought
noun (masculine) - kalpanā – imagination, mental construction
noun (feminine)
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind
स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - steadiness, composure
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthairya
sthairya - steadiness, stability
तावत् (tāvat) - so long
(indeclinable)
तत्त्व-कथा (tattva-kathā) - discourse on reality
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tattvakathā
tattvakathā - talk on ultimate truth
Compound type : tatpurusha (tattva+kathā)
- tattva – truth, reality
noun (neuter) - kathā – discourse
noun (feminine)
कुतः (kutaḥ) - how, whence
(indeclinable)