कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-115
अथवा निष्कलं ध्यायेत् सच्चिदानन्दलक्षणम् ।
सवतेजोमयं देवि सचराचरविग्रहम् ॥११५॥
सवतेजोमयं देवि सचराचरविग्रहम् ॥११५॥
115. athavā niṣkalaṁ dhyāyet saccidānandalakṣaṇam ,
savatejomayaṁ devi sacarācaravigraham.
savatejomayaṁ devi sacarācaravigraham.
115.
athavā niṣkalam dhyāyet saccidānandalakṣaṇam
sarvatejomayam devi sacarācaravigraham
sarvatejomayam devi sacarācaravigraham
115.
athavā devi dhyāyet niṣkalam saccidānandalakṣaṇam
sarvatejomayam sacarācaravigraham
sarvatejomayam sacarācaravigraham
115. Or, one may meditate on the formless (Śiva), characterized by existence, consciousness and bliss, made entirely of light, O goddess, whose body comprises all that moves and does not move.
Words meanings summery:
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- अथवा (athavā) - or, or else
- निष्कलम् (niṣkalam) - the formless Śiva, as object of meditation, contrasted with the form-endowed meditation described in the preceding verses (without parts, partless, formless)
- ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet) - one should meditate, may contemplate
- सच्चिदानन्दलक्षणम् (saccidānandalakṣaṇam) - characterized by existence, consciousness, and bliss
- सर्वतेजोमयम् (sarvatejomayam) - consisting entirely of light/splendor, all-luminous
- देवि (devi) - O goddess
- सचराचरविग्रहम् (sacarācaravigraham) - whose form/body consists of all that moves and does not move (the whole universe)
Words meanings and morphology
अथवा (athavā) - or, or else
(indeclinable)
निष्कलम् (niṣkalam) - the formless Śiva, as object of meditation, contrasted with the form-endowed meditation described in the preceding verses (without parts, partless, formless)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of niṣkala
niṣkala - partless, without constituent parts, formless
niḥ (negative prefix) + kala ('part') - 'having no parts'
Compound type : nañ tatpuruṣa (negative compound) (kala)
- kala – a part, portion, division; a digit (of the moon)
noun (neuter)
ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet) - one should meditate, may contemplate
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dhyai
Root: dhyai (class 1)
सच्चिदानन्दलक्षणम् (saccidānandalakṣaṇam) - characterized by existence, consciousness, and bliss
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saccidānandalakṣaṇa
saccidānandalakṣaṇa - having existence-consciousness-bliss as its defining mark
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+cit+ānanda+lakṣaṇa)
- sat – being, existence, reality
noun - cit – consciousness, awareness
noun - ānanda – bliss, joy
noun (masculine) - lakṣaṇa – mark, characteristic, defining sign
noun (neuter)
सर्वतेजोमयम् (sarvatejomayam) - consisting entirely of light/splendor, all-luminous
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvatejomaya
sarvatejomaya - made wholly of radiance/splendor
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (with -maya, 'consisting of') (sarva+tejas+maya)
- sarva – all, entire, whole
adjective - tejas – light, splendor, radiance, fiery energy
noun (neuter) - maya – made of, consisting of, full of
adjective
Note: source reads savatejomayaṃ; corrected to sarvatejomayam
देवि (devi) - O goddess
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess
सचराचरविग्रहम् (sacarācaravigraham) - whose form/body consists of all that moves and does not move (the whole universe)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sacarācaravigraha
sacarācaravigraha - having a body comprising the moving and the unmoving
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sacarācara+vigraha)
- sacarācara – together with the moving and the unmoving (all creatures and things)
adjective - vigraha – body, form
noun (masculine)