कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-16
चतुराम्नायविज्ञानादूर्ध्वाम्नायः परः प्रिये ।
तस्मात्तदेव जानीयाद् यदीच्चेत् सिद्धिमात्मनः ॥१६॥
तस्मात्तदेव जानीयाद् यदीच्चेत् सिद्धिमात्मनः ॥१६॥
16. caturāmnāyavijñānādūrdhvāmnāyaḥ paraḥ priye ,
tasmāttadeva jānīyād yadīccet siddhimātmanaḥ.
tasmāttadeva jānīyād yadīccet siddhimātmanaḥ.
16.
caturāmnāyavijñānāt ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ paraḥ priye
tasmāt tat eva jānīyāt yadi icchet siddhim ātmanaḥ
tasmāt tat eva jānīyāt yadi icchet siddhim ātmanaḥ
16.
he priye,
caturāmnāyavijñānāt ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ paraḥ (asti) tasmāt yadi (kaścit) ātmanaḥ siddhim icchet,
(saḥ) tat eva jānīyāt
caturāmnāyavijñānāt ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ paraḥ (asti) tasmāt yadi (kaścit) ātmanaḥ siddhim icchet,
(saḥ) tat eva jānīyāt
16. O beloved, the urdhvamnaya is superior to the knowledge of the four amnayas. Therefore, if one desires his own spiritual attainment, he should know that alone.
Words meanings summery:
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- चतुराम्नायविज्ञानात् (caturāmnāyavijñānāt) - than the knowledge of the four amnayas
- ऊर्ध्वाम्नायः (ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ) - the Urdhvamnaya
- परः (paraḥ) - higher, superior
- प्रिये (priye) - O beloved
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore
- तत् (tat) - that
- एव (eva) - alone, only
- जानीयात् (jānīyāt) - should know
- यदि (yadi) - if
- इच्छेत् (icchet) - would desire, would wish
- सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - attainment, accomplishment, spiritual power
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, one's own
Words meanings and morphology
चतुराम्नायविज्ञानात् (caturāmnāyavijñānāt) - than the knowledge of the four amnayas
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of caturāmnāyavijñāna
caturāmnāyavijñāna - knowledge of the four traditions
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+āmnāya+vijñāna)
- catur – four
adjective - āmnāya – tradition, transmitted teaching
noun (masculine) - vijñāna – knowledge, understanding
noun (neuter)
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā
ऊर्ध्वाम्नायः (ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ) - the Urdhvamnaya
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvāmnāya
ūrdhvāmnāya - the upward tradition/transmission
परः (paraḥ) - higher, superior
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of para
para - higher, supreme, other
प्रिये (priye) - O beloved
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of priyā
priyā - beloved, dear one
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that (demonstrative pronoun); tasmāt: therefore
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)
एव (eva) - alone, only
(indeclinable)
जानीयात् (jānīyāt) - should know
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
इच्छेत् (icchet) - would desire, would wish
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 6)
सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - attainment, accomplishment, spiritual power
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi
siddhi - attainment, accomplishment, spiritual power/perfection
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, one's own
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - the self, oneself