कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-2, verse-136
तृणं वाप्यविधानेन चेदयेन्न कदाचन ।
विधिना गां द्विजं वापि हत्या पापैर्न लिप्यते ॥१३६॥
विधिना गां द्विजं वापि हत्या पापैर्न लिप्यते ॥१३६॥
136. tṛṇaṁ vāpyavidhānena cedayenna kadācana ,
vidhinā gāṁ dvijaṁ vāpi hatyā pāpairna lipyate.
vidhinā gāṁ dvijaṁ vāpi hatyā pāpairna lipyate.
136.
tṛṇam vā api avidhānena chedayet na kadācana
vidhinā gām dvijam vā api hatyā pāpaiḥ na lipyate
vidhinā gām dvijam vā api hatyā pāpaiḥ na lipyate
136.
avidhānena tṛṇam vā api kadācana na chedayet
vidhinā gām dvijam vā api hatyā pāpaiḥ na lipyate
vidhinā gām dvijam vā api hatyā pāpaiḥ na lipyate
136. One should never cut even a blade of grass unlawfully; yet, if done in accordance with sacred rules, even killing a cow or a brahmin does not smear one with sins.
Words meanings summery:
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- तृणम् (tṛṇam) - blade of grass
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - even
- अविधानेन (avidhānena) - unlawfully
- छेदयेत् (chedayet) - one should cut
- न (na) - not
- कदाचन (kadācana) - ever
- विधिना (vidhinā) - according to sacred rule
- गाम् (gām) - cow
- द्विजम् (dvijam) - brahmin
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - even
- हत्या (hatyā) - having slain / killing
- पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - with sins
- न (na) - not
- लिप्यते (lipyate) - one is tainted/stained
Words meanings and morphology
तृणम् (tṛṇam) - blade of grass
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛṇa
tṛṇa - grass, blade of grass
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even
(indeclinable)
अविधानेन (avidhānena) - unlawfully
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of avidhāna
avidhāna - unlawful act, non-injunction
छेदयेत् (chedayet) - one should cut
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhilin) of chid
Causal
Root: chid (class 7)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
कदाचन (kadācana) - ever
(indeclinable)
विधिना (vidhinā) - according to sacred rule
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - injunction, rule
गाम् (gām) - cow
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of go
go - cow
द्विजम् (dvijam) - brahmin
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - brahmin, twice-born
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even
(indeclinable)
हत्या (hatyā) - having slain / killing
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of hatyā
hatyā - killing, slaughter
पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - with sins
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of pāpa
pāpa - sin, evil deed
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
लिप्यते (lipyate) - one is tainted/stained
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lip
Root: lip (class 6)