कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-15, verse-102
धनार्थं गम्यते तीर्थं दम्भार्थं क्रियते तपः ।
कार्यार्थे देवतापूजा कथं सिद्धिर्नु जायते ॥१०२॥
कार्यार्थे देवतापूजा कथं सिद्धिर्नु जायते ॥१०२॥
102. dhanārthaṁ gamyate tīrthaṁ dambhārthaṁ kriyate tapaḥ ,
kāryārthe devatāpūjā kathaṁ siddhirnu jāyate.
kāryārthe devatāpūjā kathaṁ siddhirnu jāyate.
102.
dhana-artham gamyate tīrtham dambha-artham kriyate
tapaḥ kārya-artham devatā-pūjā katham siddhiḥ nu jāyate
tapaḥ kārya-artham devatā-pūjā katham siddhiḥ nu jāyate
102.
tīrtham dhana-artham gamyate tapaḥ dambha-artham kriyate
devatā-pūjā kārya-artham katham siddhiḥ nu jāyate
devatā-pūjā kārya-artham katham siddhiḥ nu jāyate
102. Pilgrimage is undertaken for the sake of wealth, spiritual practices (tapas) are performed for the sake of hypocrisy, and the worship of deities is done for the sake of worldly objectives - how can spiritual perfection (siddhi) ever arise from this?
Words meanings summery:
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- धन (dhana) - wealth, money
- अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, purpose, object
- गम्यते (gamyate) - is undertaken (as a pilgrimage) (is gone to, is visited)
- तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred water place, pilgrimage site
- दम्भ (dambha) - hypocrisy, deceit, ostentation
- अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, purpose
- क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed
- तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual practices, austerity, heat
- कार्य (kārya) - work, action, purpose, objective
- अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, purpose
- देवता (devatā) - deity, divinity
- पूजा (pūjā) - thanks giving/honoring ceremony, worship
- कथम् (katham) - how?
- सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - spiritual attainment, perfection
- नु (nu) - now, then, indeed, an interrogative particle
- जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being
Words meanings and morphology
धन (dhana) - wealth, money
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, money, prize, treasure
Note: Part of compound dhanārtham
अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, purpose, object
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of artha
artha - purpose, goal, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+artha)
- dhana – wealth
noun (neuter) - artha – purpose
noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially meaning for the sake of
गम्यते (gamyate) - is undertaken (as a pilgrimage) (is gone to, is visited)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - sacred water place, pilgrimage site
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tīrtha
tīrtha - sacred water place, pilgrimage destination, ford
दम्भ (dambha) - hypocrisy, deceit, ostentation
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dambha
dambha - hypocrisy, deceit, ostentation, fraud
Note: Part of compound dambhārtham
अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, purpose
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of artha
artha - purpose, goal, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
Compound type : tatpurusha (dambha+artha)
- dambha – hypocrisy
noun (masculine) - artha – purpose
noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially
क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual practices, austerity, heat
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - spiritual practice, austerity, penance, heat
कार्य (kārya) - work, action, purpose, objective
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - work, task, purpose, action, object to be done
Gerundive
from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Part of compound kāryārthem
अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, purpose
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of artha
artha - purpose, goal, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
Compound type : tatpurusha (kārya+artha)
- kārya – purpose
noun (neuter)
Gerundive
from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8) - artha – purpose
noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially
देवता (devatā) - deity, divinity
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devatā
devatā - deity, god, divinity
Note: Part of compound devatā-pūjā
पूजा (pūjā) - thanks giving/honoring ceremony, worship
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pūjā
pūjā - worship, honoring ceremony, respect
Compound type : tatpurusha (devatā+pūjā)
- devatā – deity
noun (feminine) - pūjā – worship
noun (feminine)
कथम् (katham) - how?
(indeclinable)
सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - spiritual attainment, perfection
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhi
siddhi - spiritual attainment, spiritual power, perfection
नु (nu) - now, then, indeed, an interrogative particle
(indeclinable)
जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Root: jan (class 4)