कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-21
देवतानां यथा विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां भास्करो यथा ।
तीर्थानान्तु यथा काशी स्वर्नदी सरितां यथा ॥२१॥
तीर्थानान्तु यथा काशी स्वर्नदी सरितां यथा ॥२१॥
21. devatānāṁ yathā viṣṇurjyotiṣāṁ bhāskaro yathā ,
tīrthānāntu yathā kāśī svarnadī saritāṁ yathā.
tīrthānāntu yathā kāśī svarnadī saritāṁ yathā.
21.
devatānām yathā viṣṇuḥ jyotiṣām bhāskaraḥ yathā
tīrthānām tu yathā kāśī svarnadī saritām yathā
tīrthānām tu yathā kāśī svarnadī saritām yathā
21.
devatānām yathā viṣṇuḥ jyotiṣām yathā bhāskaraḥ
tīrthānām tu yathā kāśī saritām yathā svarnadī
tīrthānām tu yathā kāśī saritām yathā svarnadī
21. As Viṣṇu is among the gods, as the sun is among the luminaries, as Kāśī is among sacred places, and as the celestial river (svarnadī) is among rivers,
Words meanings summery:
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- देवतानाम् (devatānām) - among the gods
- यथा (yathā) - as
- विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu
- ज्योतिषाम् (jyotiṣām) - among the luminaries
- भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun
- यथा (yathā) - as
- तीर्थानाम् (tīrthānām) - among the sacred places
- तु (tu) - but, indeed
- यथा (yathā) - as
- काशी (kāśī) - Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
- स्वर्नदी (svarnadī) - the celestial river, the heavenly Ganges
- सरिताम् (saritām) - among rivers
- यथा (yathā) - as
Words meanings and morphology
देवतानाम् (devatānām) - among the gods
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā
devatā - deity, god
Note: partitive genitive, 'among the gods'
यथा (yathā) - as
(indeclinable)
विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu
viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (name of the god)
ज्योतिषाम् (jyotiṣām) - among the luminaries
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of jyotis
jyotis - light, luminary, heavenly body
Note: partitive genitive
भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara
bhāskara - the sun (maker of light)
यथा (yathā) - as
(indeclinable)
तीर्थानाम् (tīrthānām) - among the sacred places
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of tīrtha
tīrtha - sacred place, ford, pilgrimage site
Note: partitive genitive
तु (tu) - but, indeed
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - as
(indeclinable)
काशी (kāśī) - Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kāśī
kāśī - Kāśī, the sacred city of Vārāṇasī
स्वर्नदी (svarnadī) - the celestial river, the heavenly Ganges
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svarnadī
svarnadī - the river of heaven (the Ganges in its celestial course)
सरिताम् (saritām) - among rivers
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit
sarit - river
Note: partitive genitive
यथा (yathā) - as
(indeclinable)