कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-98
प्रज्ञाहीनस्य पठनम् अन्धस्यादर्शदर्शनम् ।
देवि प्रज्ञावतः शास्त्रं तत्त्वज्ञानस्य कारणम् ॥९८॥
देवि प्रज्ञावतः शास्त्रं तत्त्वज्ञानस्य कारणम् ॥९८॥
98. prajñāhīnasya paṭhanam andhasyādarśadarśanam ,
devi prajñāvataḥ śāstraṁ tattvajñānasya kāraṇam.
devi prajñāvataḥ śāstraṁ tattvajñānasya kāraṇam.
98.
prajñāhīnasya paṭhanam andhasya ādarśadarśanam
devi prajñāvataḥ śāstram tattvajñānasya kāraṇam
devi prajñāvataḥ śāstram tattvajñānasya kāraṇam
98.
prajñāhīnasya paṭhanam andhasya ādarśadarśanam (iva asti); devi,
prajñāvataḥ śāstram tattvajñānasya kāraṇam
prajñāvataḥ śāstram tattvajñānasya kāraṇam
98. Reading by one who lacks wisdom is like a blind person looking into a mirror. O Goddess, only for a wise person does scripture become a cause for knowledge of truth (tattvagyāna).
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रज्ञाहीनस्य (prajñāhīnasya) - of one devoid of wisdom
- पठनम् (paṭhanam) - reading, study
- अन्धस्य (andhasya) - of a blind person
- आदर्शदर्शनम् (ādarśadarśanam) - looking in a mirror
- देवि (devi) - O Goddess
- प्रज्ञावतः (prajñāvataḥ) - for a wise person
- शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture
- तत्त्वज्ञानस्य (tattvajñānasya) - of the knowledge of reality
- कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, means
Words meanings and morphology
प्रज्ञाहीनस्य (prajñāhīnasya) - of one devoid of wisdom
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prajñāhīna
prajñāhīna - devoid of wisdom or intelligence
Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (prajñā+hīna)
- prajñā – wisdom, intelligence
noun (feminine) - hīna – devoid of, lacking
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: hā (class 3)
पठनम् (paṭhanam) - reading, study
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of paṭhana
paṭhana - reading, studying
Root: paṭh (class 1)
अन्धस्य (andhasya) - of a blind person
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of andha
andha - blind
आदर्शदर्शनम् (ādarśadarśanam) - looking in a mirror
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ādarśadarśana
ādarśadarśana - looking into a mirror
Compound type : locative tatpurusha (ādarśa+darśana)
- ādarśa – mirror
noun (masculine) - darśana – seeing, looking
noun (neuter)
देवि (devi) - O Goddess
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess
प्रज्ञावतः (prajñāvataḥ) - for a wise person
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prajñāvat
prajñāvat - wise, intelligent
शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra
śāstra - scripture, treatise
तत्त्वज्ञानस्य (tattvajñānasya) - of the knowledge of reality
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tattvajñāna
tattvajñāna - knowledge of ultimate reality
Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (tattva+jñāna)
- tattva – truth, reality
noun (neuter) - jñāna – knowledge
noun (neuter)
कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, means
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - cause, instrument