कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-23
यथा रसानां माधुर्यं धातूनां काञ्चनं यथा ।
चतुष्पदां यथा धेनुर्यथा हंसस्तु पक्षिणाम् ॥२३॥
चतुष्पदां यथा धेनुर्यथा हंसस्तु पक्षिणाम् ॥२३॥
23. yathā rasānāṁ mādhuryaṁ dhātūnāṁ kāñcanaṁ yathā ,
catuṣpadāṁ yathā dhenuryathā haṁsastu pakṣiṇām.
catuṣpadāṁ yathā dhenuryathā haṁsastu pakṣiṇām.
23.
yathā rasānām mādhuryam dhātūnām kāñcanam yathā
catuṣpadām yathā dhenuḥ yathā haṃsaḥ tu pakṣiṇām
catuṣpadām yathā dhenuḥ yathā haṃsaḥ tu pakṣiṇām
23.
rasānām yathā mādhuryam dhātūnām yathā kāñcanam
catuṣpadām yathā dhenuḥ pakṣiṇām tu yathā haṃsaḥ
catuṣpadām yathā dhenuḥ pakṣiṇām tu yathā haṃsaḥ
23. as sweetness is among tastes, as gold is among metals, as the cow is among four-footed animals, and as the swan is among birds,
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - as
- रसानाम् (rasānām) - among tastes
- माधुर्यम् (mādhuryam) - sweetness
- धातूनाम् (dhātūnām) - among metals
- काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold
- यथा (yathā) - as
- चतुष्पदाम् (catuṣpadām) - among four-footed animals
- यथा (yathā) - as
- धेनुः (dhenuḥ) - the cow
- यथा (yathā) - as
- हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - the swan
- तु (tu) - but, indeed
- पक्षिणाम् (pakṣiṇām) - among birds
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - as
(indeclinable)
रसानाम् (rasānām) - among tastes
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rasa
rasa - taste, flavour, essence
Note: partitive genitive
माधुर्यम् (mādhuryam) - sweetness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mādhurya
mādhurya - sweetness
Root: madhura
धातूनाम् (dhātūnām) - among metals
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dhātu
dhātu - metal, element, mineral
Note: partitive genitive
काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāñcana
kāñcana - gold
यथा (yathā) - as
(indeclinable)
चतुष्पदाम् (catuṣpadām) - among four-footed animals
(noun)
Genitive, plural of catuṣpad
catuṣpad - four-footed animal
Note: partitive genitive
यथा (yathā) - as
(indeclinable)
धेनुः (dhenuḥ) - the cow
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhenu
dhenu - cow, milch-cow
यथा (yathā) - as
(indeclinable)
हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - the swan
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of haṃsa
haṁsa - swan, goose
तु (tu) - but, indeed
(indeclinable)
पक्षिणाम् (pakṣiṇām) - among birds
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pakṣin
pakṣin - bird
Note: partitive genitive