कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-108
एवं न्यस्ततनुर्दैवि ध्यायेद्देवमनन्यधीः ।
अमृतार्णवमध्योद्यन्मणिद्वीपे सुशोभिते ॥१०८॥
अमृतार्णवमध्योद्यन्मणिद्वीपे सुशोभिते ॥१०८॥
108. evaṁ nyastatanurdaivi dhyāyeddevamananyadhīḥ ,
amṛtārṇavamadhyodyanmaṇidvīpe suśobhite.
amṛtārṇavamadhyodyanmaṇidvīpe suśobhite.
108.
evam nyastatanuḥ daivi dhyāyet devam ananyadhīḥ
amṛtārṇavamadhyodyanmaṇidvīpe suśobhite
amṛtārṇavamadhyodyanmaṇidvīpe suśobhite
108.
he daivi,
evam nyastatanuḥ (sādhakaḥ) ananyadhīḥ (san),
amṛtārṇavamadhye udyat suśobhite maṇidvīpe (sthitam) devam dhyāyet
evam nyastatanuḥ (sādhakaḥ) ananyadhīḥ (san),
amṛtārṇavamadhye udyat suśobhite maṇidvīpe (sthitam) devam dhyāyet
108. O divine one, having thus placed the mantras in his body, one should meditate, with mind fixed on nothing else, on the god who dwells on the beautifully shining Maṇidvīpa, the Jewel Island rising in the middle of the ocean of nectar.
Words meanings summery:
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- एवम् (evam) - thus
- न्यस्ततनुः (nyastatanuḥ) - one whose body has had the mantras placed in it
- दैवि (daivi) - address to the goddess (Pārvatī), Śiva's interlocutor throughout this dialogue (O divine one)
- ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet) - one should meditate, contemplate
- देवम् (devam) - the god, the deity
- अनन्यधीः (ananyadhīḥ) - whose mind is fixed on nothing else, single-minded
- अमृतार्णवमध्योद्यन्मणिद्वीपे (amṛtārṇavamadhyodyanmaṇidvīpe) - on the Jewel Island rising in the middle of the ocean of nectar
- सुशोभिते (suśobhite) - beautifully shining, splendid
Words meanings and morphology
एवम् (evam) - thus
(indeclinable)
न्यस्ततनुः (nyastatanuḥ) - one whose body has had the mantras placed in it
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nyastatanu
nyastatanu - he whose body has been ritually invested with the placed mantras
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nyasta+tanu)
- nyasta – placed, deposited
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: ni
Root: as (class 4) - tanu – body
noun (feminine)
Note: describes the implied practitioner
दैवि (daivi) - address to the goddess (Pārvatī), Śiva's interlocutor throughout this dialogue (O divine one)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of daivī
daivī - divine, celestial (feminine)
ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet) - one should meditate, contemplate
(verb)
3rd person , active, optative (liṅ) of dhyai
Root: dhyai (class 1)
देवम् (devam) - the god, the deity
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
अनन्यधीः (ananyadhīḥ) - whose mind is fixed on nothing else, single-minded
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ananyadhī
ananyadhī - one whose thought turns to nothing other (than the object of meditation)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ananya+dhī)
- ananya – not other, undistracted
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: an - dhī – thought, mind, intellect
noun (feminine)
अमृतार्णवमध्योद्यन्मणिद्वीपे (amṛtārṇavamadhyodyanmaṇidvīpe) - on the Jewel Island rising in the middle of the ocean of nectar
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of amṛtārṇavamadhyodyanmaṇidvīpa
amṛtārṇavamadhyodyanmaṇidvīpa - the Jewel Island, rising in the middle of the ocean of nectar, where the deity is envisioned to dwell
Compound type : tatpurusha (amṛta+arṇava+madhya+udyat+maṇidvīpa)
- amṛta – nectar, ambrosia; deathless
noun (neuter) - arṇava – ocean
noun (masculine) - madhya – middle
noun (neuter) - udyat – rising, ascending
adjective
present participle
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2) - maṇidvīpa – the Jewel Island (the abode of the Goddess)
proper noun (neuter)
सुशोभिते (suśobhite) - beautifully shining, splendid
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of suśobhita
suśobhita - beautifully adorned, splendid, shining
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: su
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: agrees with maṇidvīpe