कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-115
यावद्देहाभिमानश्च ममता यावदस्ति हि ।
यावन्न गुरुकारुण्यं तावत्तत्त्वकथा कुतः ॥११५॥
यावन्न गुरुकारुण्यं तावत्तत्त्वकथा कुतः ॥११५॥
115. yāvaddehābhimānaśca mamatā yāvadasti hi ,
yāvanna gurukāruṇyaṁ tāvattattvakathā kutaḥ.
yāvanna gurukāruṇyaṁ tāvattattvakathā kutaḥ.
115.
yāvat deha-abhimānaḥ ca mamatā yāvat asti hi
yāvat na guru-kāruṇyam tāvat tattva-kathā kutaḥ
yāvat na guru-kāruṇyam tāvat tattva-kathā kutaḥ
115.
yāvat deha-abhimānaḥ ca mamatā yāvat asti hi yāvat
guru-kāruṇyam na (asti) tāvat tattva-kathā kutaḥ
guru-kāruṇyam na (asti) tāvat tattva-kathā kutaḥ
115. As long as egoistic identification with the body persists, as long as attachment to personal ownership remains, and as long as the compassion of the teacher has not descended, how can there be discourse on ultimate reality?
Words meanings summery:
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- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
- देह-अभिमानः (deha-abhimānaḥ) - identification with the body
- च (ca) - and
- ममता (mamatā) - sense of 'mine', ownership
- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- हि (hi) - indeed
- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
- न (na) - not
- गुरु-कारुण्यम् (guru-kāruṇyam) - compassion of the teacher
- तावत् (tāvat) - so long
- तत्त्व-कथा (tattva-kathā) - discourse on reality
- कुतः (kutaḥ) - how
Words meanings and morphology
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
(indeclinable)
देह-अभिमानः (deha-abhimānaḥ) - identification with the body
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dehābhimāna
dehābhimāna - pride/identification with one's physical body
Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+abhimāna)
- deha – body
noun (masculine) - abhimāna – pride, identification
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ममता (mamatā) - sense of 'mine', ownership
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mamatā
mamatā - possessiveness
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
हि (hi) - indeed
(indeclinable)
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
गुरु-कारुण्यम् (guru-kāruṇyam) - compassion of the teacher
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gurukāruṇya
gurukāruṇya - grace or compassion of the guru
Compound type : tatpurusha (guru+kāruṇya)
- guru – teacher
noun (masculine) - kāruṇya – compassion, mercy
noun (neuter)
तावत् (tāvat) - so long
(indeclinable)
तत्त्व-कथा (tattva-kathā) - discourse on reality
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tattvakathā
tattvakathā - discourse on ultimate truth
Compound type : tatpurusha (tattva+kathā)
- tattva – truth, reality
noun (neuter) - kathā – discourse
noun (feminine)
कुतः (kutaḥ) - how
(indeclinable)