कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-17
असच्चिष्येष्वभक्तेषु यज्ज्ञानमुपदिश्यते ।
तत् प्रयात्यपवित्रत्वं गोक्षीरं श्वघृतादिव ॥१७॥
तत् प्रयात्यपवित्रत्वं गोक्षीरं श्वघृतादिव ॥१७॥
17. asacciṣyeṣvabhakteṣu yajjñānamupadiśyate ,
tat prayātyapavitratvaṁ gokṣīraṁ śvaghṛtādiva.
tat prayātyapavitratvaṁ gokṣīraṁ śvaghṛtādiva.
17.
asat śiṣyeṣu abhakteṣu yat jñānam upadiśyate
tat prayāti apavitratvam gokṣīram śvaghṛtādi iva
tat prayāti apavitratvam gokṣīram śvaghṛtādi iva
17.
abhakteṣu asat śiṣyeṣu yat jñānam upadiśyate,
tat gokṣīram śvaghṛtādi iva apavitratvam prayāti.
tat gokṣīram śvaghṛtādi iva apavitratvam prayāti.
17. The knowledge that is taught to unfaithful and unworthy disciples attains impurity, like cow's milk mixed with dog's ghee (or other impure substances).
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- असत् (asat) - unworthy, bad, unreal
- शिष्येषु (śiṣyeṣu) - in disciples
- अभक्तेषु (abhakteṣu) - in unfaithful ones, in undevoted ones
- यत् (yat) - which
- ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge
- उपदिश्यते (upadiśyate) - is taught, is instructed
- तत् (tat) - that
- प्रयाति (prayāti) - attains, goes to
- अपवित्रत्वम् (apavitratvam) - impurity, uncleanness
- गोक्षीरम् (gokṣīram) - cow's milk
- श्वघृतादि (śvaghṛtādi) - dog's ghee and so forth
- इव (iva) - like, as
Words meanings and morphology
असत् (asat) - unworthy, bad, unreal
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of asat
asat - unreal, bad, unworthy
शिष्येषु (śiṣyeṣu) - in disciples
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of śiṣya
śiṣya - disciple, student
अभक्तेषु (abhakteṣu) - in unfaithful ones, in undevoted ones
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of abhakta
abhakta - undevoted, unfaithful
यत् (yat) - which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna
jñāna - knowledge, wisdom
उपदिश्यते (upadiśyate) - is taught, is instructed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upadiś
Prefix: upa
Root: diś (class 6)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
प्रयाति (prayāti) - attains, goes to
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prayā
Prefix: pra
Root: yā (class 2)
अपवित्रत्वम् (apavitratvam) - impurity, uncleanness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of apavitratva
apavitratva - impurity, uncleanness
गोक्षीरम् (gokṣīram) - cow's milk
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gokṣīra
gokṣīra - cow's milk
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+kṣīra)
- go – cow
noun (feminine) - kṣīra – milk
noun (neuter)
श्वघृतादि (śvaghṛtādi) - dog's ghee and so forth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śvaghṛtādi
śvaghṛtādi - dog's ghee, etc.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvan+ghṛta+ādi)
- śvan – dog
noun (masculine) - ghṛta – ghee, clarified butter
noun (neuter) - ādi – beginning, and so forth
indeclinable
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)