कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-31
यथा पिपीलिका मन्दमन्दं वृक्षाग्रगं फलम् ।
चिरेणाप्नोति कर्मोपदेशश्चापि तथा स्मृतः ॥३१॥
चिरेणाप्नोति कर्मोपदेशश्चापि तथा स्मृतः ॥३१॥
31. yathā pipīlikā mandamandaṁ vṛkṣāgragaṁ phalam ,
cireṇāpnoti karmopadeśaścāpi tathā smṛtaḥ.
cireṇāpnoti karmopadeśaścāpi tathā smṛtaḥ.
31.
yathā pipīlikā manda-mandam vṛkṣāgra-gam phalam
cireṇa āpnoti karma-upadeśaḥ ca api tathā smṛtaḥ
cireṇa āpnoti karma-upadeśaḥ ca api tathā smṛtaḥ
31.
yathā pipīlikā manda-mandam cireṇa āpnoti vṛkṣāgra-gam phalam,
tathā karma-upadeśaḥ ca api smṛtaḥ
tathā karma-upadeśaḥ ca api smṛtaḥ
31. Just as an ant very slowly and over time attains a fruit located at the top of a tree, so too is the instruction concerning action remembered.
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- पिपीलिका (pipīlikā) - ant
- मन्द-मन्दम् (manda-mandam) - very slowly, step by step
- वृक्षाग्र-गम् (vṛkṣāgra-gam) - located at the top of the tree
- फलम् (phalam) - fruit
- चिरेण (cireṇa) - over a long time, after a long time
- आप्नोति (āpnoti) - reaches, attains
- कर्म-उपदेशः (karma-upadeśaḥ) - instruction concerning action
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also, even
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so
- स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, declared
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
पिपीलिका (pipīlikā) - ant
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pipīlikā
pipīlikā - ant
मन्द-मन्दम् (manda-mandam) - very slowly, step by step
(adverb)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (manda+manda)
- manda – slow, sluggish
adjective (neuter)
वृक्षाग्र-गम् (vṛkṣāgra-gam) - located at the top of the tree
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛkṣāgra-ga
vṛkṣāgra-ga - going to or situated at the top of a tree
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛkṣāgra+ga)
- vṛkṣāgra – top of a tree
noun (neuter)
tatpurusha compound - ga – going, situated
adjective (neuter)
from gam
Root: gam (class 1)
फलम् (phalam) - fruit
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result
चिरेण (cireṇa) - over a long time, after a long time
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of cira
cira - long duration, long time
आप्नोति (āpnoti) - reaches, attains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp
Prefix: ā
Root: āp (class 5)
कर्म-उपदेशः (karma-upadeśaḥ) - instruction concerning action
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karma-upadeśa
karma-upadeśa - instruction regarding action or ritual
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (karman+upadeśa)
- karman – action, ritual action
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ - upadeśa – instruction
noun (masculine)
upa + diś
Prefix: upa
Root: diś
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, declared
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛ
smṛ - to remember, to be mindful of
Past Passive Participle
from smṛ
Root: smṛ (class 1)