कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-15, verse-3
जपयज्ञात् परो यज्ञो नापरोऽस्तीह कश्चन ।
तस्माज्जपेन धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांश्च साधयेत् ॥३॥
तस्माज्जपेन धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांश्च साधयेत् ॥३॥
3. japayajñāt paro yajño nāparo'stīha kaścana ,
tasmājjapena dharmārthakāmamokṣāṁśca sādhayet.
tasmājjapena dharmārthakāmamokṣāṁśca sādhayet.
3.
japayajñāt paraḥ yajñaḥ na aparaḥ asti iha kaścana
tasmāt japena dharmārthakāmamokṣān ca sādhayet
tasmāt japena dharmārthakāmamokṣān ca sādhayet
3.
iha japayajñāt paraḥ aparaḥ yajñaḥ kaścana na asti,
tasmāt japena dharmārthakāmamokṣān ca sādhayet
tasmāt japena dharmārthakāmamokṣān ca sādhayet
3. There is no yagya greater than japa-yagya in this world. Therefore, through japa one should accomplish dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa.
Words meanings summery:
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- जपयज्ञात् (japayajñāt) - than japa-yagya, than the Vedic ritual of mantra repetition
- परः (paraḥ) - higher, greater, superior
- यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - yagya, ritual
- न (na) - not
- अपरः (aparaḥ) - other, another
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- इह (iha) - here, in this world
- कश्चन (kaścana) - any, some, a certain
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, hence
- जपेन (japena) - by japa, through the repetition of mantras
- धर्मार्थकाममोक्षान् (dharmārthakāmamokṣān) - dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa
- च (ca) - and
- साधयेत् (sādhayet) - one should accomplish, one should attain
Words meanings and morphology
जपयज्ञात् (japayajñāt) - than japa-yagya, than the Vedic ritual of mantra repetition
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of japayajña
japayajña - yagya consisting of mantra repetition (japa)
tatpurusha compound formed of japa and yajña
Compound type : tatpurusha (japa+yajña)
- japa – whispering, muttering, repeating prayers or mantras
noun (masculine)
Root: jap (class 1) - yajña – yagya, ritual, worship
noun (masculine)
Root: yaj (class 1)
परः (paraḥ) - higher, greater, superior
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of para
para - higher, superior, other, distant
यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - yagya, ritual
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - yagya, ritual, worship
Root: yaj (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अपरः (aparaḥ) - other, another
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apara
apara - other, subsequent, lower
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
कश्चन (kaścana) - any, some, a certain
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana
kaścana - any, some, someone
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, hence
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
जपेन (japena) - by japa, through the repetition of mantras
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of japa
japa - whispering, muttering, repetition of mantras
Root: jap (class 1)
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षान् (dharmārthakāmamokṣān) - dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dharmārthakāmamokṣa
dharmārthakāmamokṣa - the four aims of human life: righteousness, wealth, pleasure, and liberation
dvandva compound of dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa
Compound type : dvandva (dharma+artha+kāma+mokṣa)
- dharma – righteousness, virtue, duty
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - artha – wealth, material success, purpose
noun (masculine) - kāma – pleasure, desire, love
noun (masculine)
Root: kam (class 1) - mokṣa – liberation, emancipation
noun (masculine)
Root: muc (class 6)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
साधयेत् (sādhayet) - one should accomplish, one should attain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of sādh
Root: sādh (class 5)