कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-17
ततश्चाप्युत्तमं जन्म लब्ध्वा चेन्द्रियसौष्ठवम् ।
न वेत्त्यात्महितं यस्तु स भवेत् आत्मघातकः ॥१७॥
न वेत्त्यात्महितं यस्तु स भवेत् आत्मघातकः ॥१७॥
17. tataścāpyuttamaṁ janma labdhvā cendriyasauṣṭhavam ,
na vettyātmahitaṁ yastu sa bhavet ātmaghātakaḥ.
na vettyātmahitaṁ yastu sa bhavet ātmaghātakaḥ.
17.
tataḥ ca api uttamam janma labdhvā ca indriya-sauṣṭhavam
na vetti ātma-hitam yaḥ tu saḥ bhavet ātma-ghātakaḥ
na vetti ātma-hitam yaḥ tu saḥ bhavet ātma-ghātakaḥ
17.
yaḥ tu tataḥ ca api uttamam janma indriya-sauṣṭhavam ca
labdhvā ātma-hitam na vetti saḥ ātma-ghātakaḥ bhavet
labdhvā ātma-hitam na vetti saḥ ātma-ghātakaḥ bhavet
17. Yet he who, even after attaining an exalted human birth and the strength of his senses, does not understand what is good for his own self, is a destroyer of himself.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that, therefore
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - even, also
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - exalted (highest, excellent, best)
- जन्म (janma) - birth
- लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained
- च (ca) - and
- इन्द्रिय-सौष्ठवम् (indriya-sauṣṭhavam) - excellence of senses
- न (na) - not
- वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands
- आत्म-हितम् (ātma-hitam) - welfare of the self
- यः (yaḥ) - who
- तु (tu) - but, indeed
- सः (saḥ) - he
- भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, becomes
- आत्म-घातकः (ātma-ghātakaḥ) - destroyer of oneself
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that, therefore
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - exalted (highest, excellent, best)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best
जन्म (janma) - birth
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, origin
Root: jan (class 4)
लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained
(indeclinable)
absolutive
ktvā suffix
Root: labh (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
इन्द्रिय-सौष्ठवम् (indriya-sauṣṭhavam) - excellence of senses
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of indriyasauṣṭhava
indriyasauṣṭhava - perfection or fitness of the senses
Compound type : tatpurusha (indriya+sauṣṭhava)
- indriya – sense organ
noun (neuter) - sauṣṭhava – excellence, good condition
noun (neuter)
Root: suṣṭhu
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicator (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
आत्म-हितम् (ātma-hitam) - welfare of the self
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmahita
ātmahita - beneficial to oneself
Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+hita)
- ātman – self
noun (masculine) - hita – benefit, good
noun (neuter)
Root: dhā (class 3)
यः (yaḥ) - who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which
तु (tu) - but, indeed
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - he, that
भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhilin) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
आत्म-घातकः (ātma-ghātakaḥ) - destroyer of oneself
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmaghātaka
ātmaghātaka - a self-destroyer
Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ghātaka)
- ātman – self
noun (masculine) - ghātaka – killer, destroyer
noun (masculine)
Root: han (class 2)