कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-26
व्याघ्रीवास्ते जरा चायुर्याति भिन्नघटाम्बुवत् ।
निघ्नन्ति रिपुवद्रोगास्तस्माच्च्रेयः समाचरेत् ॥२६॥
निघ्नन्ति रिपुवद्रोगास्तस्माच्च्रेयः समाचरेत् ॥२६॥
26. vyāghrīvāste jarā cāyuryāti bhinnaghaṭāmbuvat ,
nighnanti ripuvadrogāstasmāccreyaḥ samācaret.
nighnanti ripuvadrogāstasmāccreyaḥ samācaret.
26.
vyāghrī iva āste jarā ca āyuḥ yāti bhinna-ghaṭāmbu-vat
nighnanti ripu-vat rogāḥ tasmāt śreyaḥ samācaret
nighnanti ripu-vat rogāḥ tasmāt śreyaḥ samācaret
26.
jarā vyāghrī iva āste āyuḥ ca bhinna-ghaṭāmbu-vat
yāti rogāḥ ripu-vat nighnanti tasmāt śreyaḥ samācaret
yāti rogāḥ ripu-vat nighnanti tasmāt śreyaḥ samācaret
26. Old age waits like a tigress, life leaks away like water from a broken jar, and diseases strike like enemies. Therefore, one should practice what is truly good (śreyas).
Words meanings summery:
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- व्याघ्री (vyāghrī) - tigress
- इव (iva) - like, as
- आस्ते (āste) - sits, waits
- जरा (jarā) - old age
- च (ca) - and
- आयुः (āyuḥ) - life-span, life
- याति (yāti) - goes, passes away
- भिन्न-घटाम्बु-वत् (bhinna-ghaṭāmbu-vat) - like water from a cracked pot
- निघ्नन्ति (nighnanti) - they strike down, slay
- रिपु-वत् (ripu-vat) - like an enemy
- रोगाः (rogāḥ) - diseases
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore
- श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - highest good, spiritual well-being
- समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should practice, perform
Words meanings and morphology
व्याघ्री (vyāghrī) - tigress
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vyāghrī
vyāghrī - tigress
Root: vyāghra
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
आस्ते (āste) - sits, waits
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicator (laṭ) of ās
Root: ās (class 2)
जरा (jarā) - old age
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jarā
jarā - old age, decay
Root: jṝ (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
आयुः (āyuḥ) - life-span, life
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, life-span
Root: i (class 2)
याति (yāti) - goes, passes away
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicator (laṭ) of yā
Root: yā (class 2)
भिन्न-घटाम्बु-वत् (bhinna-ghaṭāmbu-vat) - like water from a cracked pot
(indeclinable)
vat suffix
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhinna+ghaṭa+ambu)
- bhinna – broken, cracked
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: bhid (class 7) - ghaṭa – pot, jar
noun (masculine)
Root: ghaṭ (class 1) - ambu – water
noun (neuter)
निघ्नन्ति (nighnanti) - they strike down, slay
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicator (laṭ) of ni-han
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
रिपु-वत् (ripu-vat) - like an enemy
(indeclinable)
vat suffix
रोगाः (rogāḥ) - diseases
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of roga
roga - disease, ailment
Root: ruj (class 6)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore
(indeclinable)
श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - highest good, spiritual well-being
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas
śreyas - highest good, spiritual benefit
Root: śrī
समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should practice, perform
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhilin) of sam-ā-car
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: car (class 1)