कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-30
सम्पदः स्वप्नसङ्काशा यौवनं कुसुमोपमम् ।
तडिच्चञ्चलमायुश्च कस्य स्याज्जगतो धृतिः ॥३०॥
तडिच्चञ्चलमायुश्च कस्य स्याज्जगतो धृतिः ॥३०॥
30. sampadaḥ svapnasaṅkāśā yauvanaṁ kusumopamam ,
taḍiccañcalamāyuśca kasya syājjagato dhṛtiḥ.
taḍiccañcalamāyuśca kasya syājjagato dhṛtiḥ.
30.
sampadaḥ svapnasaṅkāśāḥ yauvanam kusumopamam
taḍiccañcalam āyuḥ ca kasya syāt jagataḥ dhṛtiḥ
taḍiccañcalam āyuḥ ca kasya syāt jagataḥ dhṛtiḥ
30.
sampadaḥ svapnasaṅkāśāḥ yauvanam kusumopamam
āyuḥ ca taḍitcañcalam jagataḥ kasya dhṛtiḥ syāt
āyuḥ ca taḍitcañcalam jagataḥ kasya dhṛtiḥ syāt
30. Riches are like a dream, youth is like a flower, and life is as transient as lightning - who in this world can find real stability?
Words meanings summery:
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- सम्पदः (sampadaḥ) - wealth, riches, prosperity
- स्वप्नसङ्काशाः (svapnasaṅkāśāḥ) - resembling a dream
- यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, youthfulness
- कुसुमोपमम् (kusumopamam) - comparable to a flower
- तडिच्चञ्चलम् (taḍiccañcalam) - fickle as lightning
- आयुः (āyuḥ) - span of life, longevity
- च (ca) - and
- कस्य (kasya) - of whom, whose
- स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be
- जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world
- धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - steadfastness, firmness, stability
Words meanings and morphology
सम्पदः (sampadaḥ) - wealth, riches, prosperity
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sampad
sampad - wealth, fortune, prosperity
स्वप्नसङ्काशाः (svapnasaṅkāśāḥ) - resembling a dream
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of svapnasaṅkāśa
svapnasaṅkāśa - resembling or similar to a dream
Compound type : bahuvrihi (svapna+saṅkāśa)
- svapna – dream, sleep
noun (masculine) - saṅkāśa – resemblance, appearance
noun (masculine)
यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, youthfulness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yauvana
yauvana - youth, prime of life
कुसुमोपमम् (kusumopamam) - comparable to a flower
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kusumopama
kusumopama - like a flower, tender/short-lived as a flower
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kusuma+upamā)
- kusuma – flower
noun (neuter) - upamā – likeness, comparison
noun (feminine)
तडिच्चञ्चलम् (taḍiccañcalam) - fickle as lightning
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of taḍitcañcala
taḍitcañcala - fickle or momentary like lightning
Compound type : tatpurusha (taḍit+cañcala)
- taḍit – lightning
noun (feminine) - cañcala – fickle, unsteady, flickering
adjective (neuter)
आयुः (āyuḥ) - span of life, longevity
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, life-span
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कस्य (kasya) - of whom, whose
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what
स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative active (vidhilin) of as
Root: as (class 2)
जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe
धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - steadfastness, firmness, stability
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛti
dhṛti - firmness, resolution, permanence, stability