कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-116
गिरौ सर्षपमात्रन्तु सागरे वालुका यथा ।
तथा च मन्त्रमाहात्म्यं किञ्चित्ते कथितं मया ॥११६॥
तथा च मन्त्रमाहात्म्यं किञ्चित्ते कथितं मया ॥११६॥
116. girau sarṣapamātrantu sāgare vālukā yathā ,
tathā ca mantramāhātmyaṁ kiñcitte kathitaṁ mayā.
tathā ca mantramāhātmyaṁ kiñcitte kathitaṁ mayā.
116.
girau sarṣapa-mātram tu sāgare vālukā yathā tathā
ca mantra-māhātmya-m kiñcit te kathitam mayā
ca mantra-māhātmya-m kiñcit te kathitam mayā
116.
yathā girau sarṣapa-mātram tu sāgare vālukā,
tathā ca mantra-māhātmya-m kiñcit mayā te kathitam.
tathā ca mantra-māhātmya-m kiñcit mayā te kathitam.
116. Just as a mere mustard seed on a mountain or a grain of sand in the ocean, so indeed, only a tiny fraction of the greatness of the mantra has been told to you by me.
Words meanings summery:
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- गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain
- सर्षप-मात्रम् (sarṣapa-mātram) - only a mustard seed
- तु (tu) - indeed, but
- सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean
- वालुका (vālukā) - sand, grain of sand
- यथा (yathā) - just as
- तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner
- च (ca) - and, indeed
- मन्त्र-माहात्म्य-म् (mantra-māhātmya-m) - the greatness of the mantra
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, a tiny fraction
- ते (te) - to you
- कथितम् (kathitam) - told, spoken
- मया (mayā) - by me
Words meanings and morphology
गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of giri
giri - mountain
सर्षप-मात्रम् (sarṣapa-mātram) - only a mustard seed
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarṣapamātra
sarṣapamātra - mere mustard seed
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarṣapa+mātra)
- sarṣapa – mustard seed
noun (masculine) - mātra – measure, only, mere
noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - indeed, but
(indeclinable)
सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sāgara
sāgara - ocean
वालुका (vālukā) - sand, grain of sand
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vālukā
vālukā - sand, gravel
यथा (yathā) - just as
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, indeed
(indeclinable)
मन्त्र-माहात्म्य-म् (mantra-māhātmya-m) - the greatness of the mantra
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mantramāhātmya
mantramāhātmya - greatness of the mantra
Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+māhātmya)
- mantra – mantra
noun (masculine) - māhātmya – greatness
noun (neuter)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, a tiny fraction
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit
kiñcit - somewhat, a little, something
ते (te) - to you
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
कथितम् (kathitam) - told, spoken
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita
kathita - told, spoken, narrated
Past Passive Participle
Root: kath (class 10)
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me