कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-2, verse-122
कृपाणधारागमनात् व्याघ्रकण्ठावलम्बनात् ।
भुजङ्गधारणान्नूनमशक्यं कुलवर्त्तनम् ॥१२२॥
भुजङ्गधारणान्नूनमशक्यं कुलवर्त्तनम् ॥१२२॥
122. kṛpāṇadhārāgamanāt vyāghrakaṇṭhāvalambanāt ,
bhujaṅgadhāraṇānnūnamaśakyaṁ kulavarttanam.
bhujaṅgadhāraṇānnūnamaśakyaṁ kulavarttanam.
122.
kṛpāṇa-dhārā-gamanāt vyāghra-kaṇṭha-avalambanāt
bhujaṅga-dhāraṇāt nūnam aśakyam kula-vartanam
bhujaṅga-dhāraṇāt nūnam aśakyam kula-vartanam
122.
kula-vartanam kṛpāṇa-dhārā-gamanāt
vyāghra-kaṇṭha-avalambanāt bhujaṅga-dhāraṇāt nūnam aśakyam
vyāghra-kaṇṭha-avalambanāt bhujaṅga-dhāraṇāt nūnam aśakyam
122. Living according to the Kaula discipline is truly harder than walking on the edge of a sword, clinging to a tiger's neck, or holding a venomous serpent.
Words meanings summery:
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- कृपाण-धारा-गमनात् (kṛpāṇa-dhārā-gamanāt) - than walking on the edge of a sword
- व्याघ्र-कण्ठ-अवलम्बनात् (vyāghra-kaṇṭha-avalambanāt) - than clinging to a tiger's neck
- भुजङ्ग-धारणात् (bhujaṅga-dhāraṇāt) - than holding a serpent
- नूनम् (nūnam) - truly, indeed
- अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - impossible, extremely difficult
- कुल-वर्तनम् (kula-vartanam) - living according to Kaula practice
Words meanings and morphology
कृपाण-धारा-गमनात् (kṛpāṇa-dhārā-gamanāt) - than walking on the edge of a sword
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kṛpāṇadhārāgamana
kṛpāṇadhārāgamana - walking on the blade/edge of a sword
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛpāṇadhārā+gamana)
- kṛpāṇadhārā – edge of a sword
noun - gamana – walking, going
noun (neuter)
व्याघ्र-कण्ठ-अवलम्बनात् (vyāghra-kaṇṭha-avalambanāt) - than clinging to a tiger's neck
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of vyāghrakaṇṭhāvalambana
vyāghrakaṇṭhāvalambana - clinging to or holding onto the neck of a tiger
Compound type : tatpurusha (vyāghrakaṇṭha+avalambana)
- vyāghrakaṇṭha – neck of a tiger
noun - avalambana – clinging to, grasping
noun (neuter)
भुजङ्ग-धारणात् (bhujaṅga-dhāraṇāt) - than holding a serpent
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of bhujaṅgadhāraṇa
bhujaṅgadhāraṇa - holding or carrying a serpent
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhujaṅga+dhāraṇa)
- bhujaṅga – snake, serpent
noun (masculine) - dhāraṇa – holding, seizing
noun (neuter)
नूनम् (nūnam) - truly, indeed
(indeclinable)
अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - impossible, extremely difficult
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśakya
aśakya - impossible, unachievable
कुल-वर्तनम् (kula-vartanam) - living according to Kaula practice
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kulavartana
kulavartana - acting or living according to the Kaula discipline
Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+vartana)
- kula – Kaula tradition
noun (neuter) - vartana – living, practical conduct
noun (neuter)