कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-42
श्वःकार्यमद्य कर्त्तव्यं पूर्वाह्णे चापराह्निकम् ।
न हि प्रतीक्षते मृत्युः कृतं वाऽस्य न वा कृतम् ॥४२॥
न हि प्रतीक्षते मृत्युः कृतं वाऽस्य न वा कृतम् ॥४२॥
42. śvaḥkāryamadya karttavyaṁ pūrvāhṇe cāparāhnikam ,
na hi pratīkṣate mṛtyuḥ kṛtaṁ vā'sya na vā kṛtam.
na hi pratīkṣate mṛtyuḥ kṛtaṁ vā'sya na vā kṛtam.
42.
śvaḥ kāryam adya kartavyam pūrvāhne ca āparāhnikam
na hi pratīkṣate mṛtyuḥ kṛtam vā asya na vā kṛtam
na hi pratīkṣate mṛtyuḥ kṛtam vā asya na vā kṛtam
42.
śvaḥ kāryam adya kartavyam āparāhnikam ca pūrvāhne
(kartavyam) hi mṛtyuḥ asya kṛtam vā na vā kṛtam na pratīkṣate
(kartavyam) hi mṛtyuḥ asya kṛtam vā na vā kṛtam na pratīkṣate
42. What is to be done tomorrow should be done today, and what is to be done in the afternoon should be done in the morning. For death does not wait to see whether one's work is finished or unfinished.
Words meanings summery:
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- श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - work to be done, task
- अद्य (adya) - today
- कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done
- पूर्वाह्ने (pūrvāhne) - in the forenoon, in the morning
- च (ca) - and
- आपराह्निकम् (āparāhnikam) - pertaining to the afternoon, afternoon work
- न (na) - not
- हि (hi) - for, indeed
- प्रतीक्षते (pratīkṣate) - waits for
- मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death
- कृतम् (kṛtam) - done
- वा (vā) - or, whether
- अस्य (asya) - of him, one's
- न (na) - not
- वा (vā) - or
- कृतम् (kṛtam) - done
Words meanings and morphology
श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow
(indeclinable)
कार्यम् (kāryam) - work to be done, task
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - work to be done
Gerundive
Root: kṛ
अद्य (adya) - today
(indeclinable)
कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya
kartavya - should be done
Gerundive
Root: kṛ
पूर्वाह्ने (pūrvāhne) - in the forenoon, in the morning
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pūrvāhna
pūrvāhna - forenoon
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
आपराह्निकम् (āparāhnikam) - pertaining to the afternoon, afternoon work
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āparāhnika
āparāhnika - belonging to the afternoon
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - for, indeed
(indeclinable)
प्रतीक्षते (pratīkṣate) - waits for
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pratīkṣ
Prefix: prati
Root: īkṣ
मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death
कृतम् (kṛtam) - done
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done
Past Passive Participle
Root: kṛ
वा (vā) - or, whether
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - of him, one's
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
कृतम् (kṛtam) - done
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done
Past Passive Participle
Root: kṛ