कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-2, verse-8
दक्षिणादुत्तमं वामं वामात् सिद्धान्तमुत्तमम् ।
सिद्धान्तादुत्तमं कौलं कौलात् परतरं न हि ॥८॥
सिद्धान्तादुत्तमं कौलं कौलात् परतरं न हि ॥८॥
8. dakṣiṇāduttamaṁ vāmaṁ vāmāt siddhāntamuttamam ,
siddhāntāduttamaṁ kaulaṁ kaulāt parataraṁ na hi.
siddhāntāduttamaṁ kaulaṁ kaulāt parataraṁ na hi.
8.
dakṣiṇāt uttamam vāmam vāmāt siddhāntam uttamam
siddhāntāt uttamam kaulam kaulāt parataram na hi
siddhāntāt uttamam kaulam kaulāt parataram na hi
8.
dakṣiṇāt vāmam uttamam vāmāt siddhāntam uttamam
siddhāntāt kaulam uttamam kaulāt parataram na hi
siddhāntāt kaulam uttamam kaulāt parataram na hi
8. The Vāma path is superior to Dakṣiṇa, Siddhānta is superior to Vāma, Kaula is superior to Siddhānta, and there is nothing higher than Kaula.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- दक्षिणात् (dakṣiṇāt) - than the Dakṣiṇa path
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - superior
- वामम् (vāmam) - the Vāma path
- वामात् (vāmāt) - than the Vāma path
- सिद्धान्तम् (siddhāntam) - the Siddhānta path
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - superior
- सिद्धान्तात् (siddhāntāt) - than Siddhānta
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - superior
- कौलम् (kaulam) - the Kaula path
- कौलात् (kaulāt) - than Kaula
- परतरम् (parataram) - higher, superior
- न (na) - not
- हि (hi) - indeed
Words meanings and morphology
दक्षिणात् (dakṣiṇāt) - than the Dakṣiṇa path
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of dakṣiṇa
dakṣiṇa - Dakṣiṇa path
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - superior
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - superior
वामम् (vāmam) - the Vāma path
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vāma
vāma - Vāmācāra / left-hand path
वामात् (vāmāt) - than the Vāma path
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of vāma
vāma - Vāmācāra path
सिद्धान्तम् (siddhāntam) - the Siddhānta path
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of siddhānta
siddhānta - Siddhānta system
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - superior
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - superior
सिद्धान्तात् (siddhāntāt) - than Siddhānta
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of siddhānta
siddhānta - Siddhānta system
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - superior
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - superior
कौलम् (kaulam) - the Kaula path
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kaula
kaula - Kaula path/tradition
कौलात् (kaulāt) - than Kaula
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kaula
kaula - Kaula tradition
परतरम् (parataram) - higher, superior
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of paratara
paratara - higher
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed
(indeclinable)