कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-25
आमोदानाञ्च कस्तूरी यथा काञ्चीपुरी पुराम् ।
तथैव सर्वधर्माणामूर्ध्वाम्नायोऽधिकः प्रिये ॥२५॥
तथैव सर्वधर्माणामूर्ध्वाम्नायोऽधिकः प्रिये ॥२५॥
25. āmodānāñca kastūrī yathā kāñcīpurī purām ,
tathaiva sarvadharmāṇāmūrdhvāmnāyo'dhikaḥ priye.
tathaiva sarvadharmāṇāmūrdhvāmnāyo'dhikaḥ priye.
25.
āmodānām ca kastūrī yathā kāñcīpurī purām tathā
eva sarvadharmāṇām ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ adhikaḥ priye
eva sarvadharmāṇām ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ adhikaḥ priye
25.
āmodānām ca yathā kastūrī purām yathā kāñcīpurī
priye tathā eva sarvadharmāṇām ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ adhikaḥ
priye tathā eva sarvadharmāṇām ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ adhikaḥ
25. and as musk is among fragrances, and as Kāñcīpurī is among cities - just so, O beloved, among all dharmas the ūrdhvāmnāya is supreme.
Words meanings summery:
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- आमोदानाम् (āmodānām) - among fragrances
- च (ca) - and
- कस्तूरी (kastūrī) - musk
- यथा (yathā) - as
- काञ्चीपुरी (kāñcīpurī) - Kāñcīpurī (Kāñcīpuram)
- पुराम् (purām) - among cities
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus
- एव (eva) - indeed, just
- सर्वधर्माणाम् (sarvadharmāṇām) - among all dharmas
- ऊर्ध्वाम्नायः (ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ) - the higher tradition
- अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - superior, greater
- प्रिये (priye) - O beloved
Words meanings and morphology
आमोदानाम् (āmodānām) - among fragrances
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of āmoda
āmoda - fragrance, sweet smell
Note: partitive genitive
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कस्तूरी (kastūrī) - musk
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kastūrī
kastūrī - musk
यथा (yathā) - as
(indeclinable)
काञ्चीपुरी (kāñcīpurī) - Kāñcīpurī (Kāñcīpuram)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kāñcīpurī
kāñcīpurī - the city of Kāñcīpuram
पुराम् (purām) - among cities
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of pur
pur - city, town
Note: partitive genitive
तथा (tathā) - so, thus
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just
(indeclinable)
सर्वधर्माणाम् (sarvadharmāṇām) - among all dharmas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadharma
sarvadharma - all dharmas, all paths/traditions
Note: partitive genitive
ऊर्ध्वाम्नायः (ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ) - the higher tradition
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvāmnāya
ūrdhvāmnāya - the higher/upper tradition or transmission
अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - superior, greater
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika
adhika - more, superior, excess
प्रिये (priye) - O beloved
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of priyā
priyā - beloved, dear one