कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-12, verse-120
रिक्तहस्तश्च नोपेयाद्राजानं देवतां गुरुम् ।
फलपुष्पाम्बरादीनि यथाशक्त्या समर्पयेत् ॥१२०॥
फलपुष्पाम्बरादीनि यथाशक्त्या समर्पयेत् ॥१२०॥
120. riktahastaśca nopeyādrājānaṁ devatāṁ gurum ,
phalapuṣpāmbarādīni yathāśaktyā samarpayet.
phalapuṣpāmbarādīni yathāśaktyā samarpayet.
120.
rikta-hastaḥ ca na upeyāt rājānam devatām gurum
phala-puṣpa-ambarādīni yathāśaktyā samarpayet
phala-puṣpa-ambarādīni yathāśaktyā samarpayet
120.
ca rikta-hastaḥ na upeyāt rājānam devatām gurum
yathāśaktyā samarpayet phala-puṣpa-ambarādīni
yathāśaktyā samarpayet phala-puṣpa-ambarādīni
120. O beloved, one should never approach a king, a deity, or a guru with empty hands, but should offer fruits, flowers, garments, and other things according to one's ability.
Words meanings summery:
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- रिक्त-हस्तः (rikta-hastaḥ) - empty-handed
- च (ca) - and, but
- न (na) - not
- उपेयात् (upeyāt) - should approach, should go near
- राजानम् (rājānam) - king, ruler
- देवताम् (devatām) - deinity, god, divine power
- गुरुम् (gurum) - guru, revered teacher
- फल-पुष्प-अम्बरादीनि (phala-puṣpa-ambarādīni) - fruits, flowers, garments, and the like
- यथाशक्त्या (yathāśaktyā) - according to one's capacity, as best as one can
- समर्पयेत् (samarpayet) - should offer, should present
Words meanings and morphology
रिक्त-हस्तः (rikta-hastaḥ) - empty-handed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of riktahasta
riktahasta - empty-handed
A bahuvrihi compound formed from rikta (empty) and hasta (hand).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (rikta+hasta)
- rikta – empty, void
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From the root ric.
Root: ric (class 7) - hasta – hand, forearm
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and, but
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
उपेयात् (upeyāt) - should approach, should go near
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of upayā
Prefix: upa
Root: yā (class 2)
राजानम् (rājānam) - king, ruler
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, sovereign
देवताम् (devatām) - deinity, god, divine power
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of devatā
devatā - deinity, divinity
गुरुम् (gurum) - guru, revered teacher
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of guru
guru - revered teacher, guru, heavy
फल-पुष्प-अम्बरादीनि (phala-puṣpa-ambarādīni) - fruits, flowers, garments, and the like
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of phalapuṣpāmbarādi
phalapuṣpāmbarādi - fruits, flowers, garments and similar things
A karmadhāraya compound ending in a bahuvrihi (ādi).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (phalapuṣpa+ambarādi)
- phala – fruit
noun (neuter) - puṣpa – flower
noun (neuter) - ambara – garment, cloth, sky
noun (neuter) - ādi – beginning, and others
adjective (masculine)
यथाशक्त्या (yathāśaktyā) - according to one's capacity, as best as one can
(adverb)
Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+śakti)
- yathā – as, according to
indeclinable - śakti – power, capacity, ability
noun (feminine)
समर्पयेत् (samarpayet) - should offer, should present
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of samarpay
causative
Causative of sam-ṛ
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: ṛ (class 3)