कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-2, verse-16
मेरुसर्षपयोर्यद्वत् सूर्यखद्योतयोर्यथा ।
तथान्यसमयस्यापि कुलस्य महदन्तरम् ॥१६॥
तथान्यसमयस्यापि कुलस्य महदन्तरम् ॥१६॥
16. merusarṣapayoryadvat sūryakhadyotayoryathā ,
tathānyasamayasyāpi kulasya mahadantaram.
tathānyasamayasyāpi kulasya mahadantaram.
16.
merusarṣapayor yadvat sūryakhadyotayor yathā
tathā anyasamayasya api kulasya mahat antaram
tathā anyasamayasya api kulasya mahat antaram
16.
yathā merusarṣapayoḥ yadvat sūryakhadyotayoḥ
tathā anyasamayasya api kulasya mahat antaram
tathā anyasamayasya api kulasya mahat antaram
16. Just as there is a vast difference between Mount Meru and a mustard seed, or between the sun and a firefly, so too there is a great difference between any other tradition and the Kula tradition.
Words meanings summery:
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- मेरुसर्षपयोः (merusarṣapayoḥ) - between Mount Meru and a mustard seed
- यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as
- सूर्यखद्योतयोः (sūryakhadyotayoḥ) - between the sun and a firefly
- यथा (yathā) - as, in which manner
- तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner
- अन्यसमयस्य (anyasamayasya) - of any other tradition
- अपि (api) - even, also
- कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the Kula tradition
- महत् (mahat) - great
- अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference, distance
Words meanings and morphology
मेरुसर्षपयोः (merusarṣapayoḥ) - between Mount Meru and a mustard seed
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of merusarṣapa
merusarṣapa - Mount Meru and a mustard seed
Compound type : dvandva (meru+sarṣapa)
- meru – Mount Meru
noun (masculine) - sarṣapa – mustard seed
noun (masculine)
यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as
(indeclinable)
सूर्यखद्योतयोः (sūryakhadyotayoḥ) - between the sun and a firefly
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of sūryakhadyota
sūryakhadyota - the sun and a firefly
Compound type : dvandva (sūrya+khadyota)
- sūrya – sun
noun (masculine) - khadyota – firefly
noun (masculine)
यथा (yathā) - as, in which manner
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner
(indeclinable)
अन्यसमयस्य (anyasamayasya) - of any other tradition
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of anyasamaya
anyasamaya - another tradition or doctrine
Compound type : karmadharaya (anya+samaya)
- anya – other
adjective - samaya – tradition, doctrine, doctrine system
noun (masculine)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the Kula tradition
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of kula
kula - Kula lineage, Tantric tradition
महत् (mahat) - great
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, vast
अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference, distance
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of antara
antara - difference, gap