कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-127
बहुनोक्तेन किं देवि न्यासमेतं मम प्रियम् ।
नापुत्राय वदेद्देवि नाशिष्याय प्रकाशयेत् ॥१२७॥
नापुत्राय वदेद्देवि नाशिष्याय प्रकाशयेत् ॥१२७॥
127. bahunoktena kiṁ devi nyāsametaṁ mama priyam ,
nāputrāya vadeddevi nāśiṣyāya prakāśayet.
nāputrāya vadeddevi nāśiṣyāya prakāśayet.
127.
bahunā uktena kim devi nyāsam etam mama priyam
na aputrāya vadet devi na aśiṣyāya prakāśayet
na aputrāya vadet devi na aśiṣyāya prakāśayet
127.
devi,
bahunā uktena kim,
etat nyāsam mama priyam,
(yaḥ) aputrāya na vadet,
devi,
(yaḥ) aśiṣyāya na prakāśayet
bahunā uktena kim,
etat nyāsam mama priyam,
(yaḥ) aputrāya na vadet,
devi,
(yaḥ) aśiṣyāya na prakāśayet
127. O goddess, what is the use of saying much. This placement is dear to me. One should not teach it to a man without a son, O goddess, nor reveal it to one without a disciple.
Words meanings summery:
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- बहुना (bahunā) - by much, with much talk
- उक्तेन (uktena) - said, spoken, told
- किम् (kim) - what
- देवि (devi) - O goddess
- न्यासम् (nyāsam) - placement, entrustment, deposit
- एतम् (etam) - this
- मम (mama) - my, of me
- प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved
- न (na) - not
- अपुत्राय (aputrāya) - to one without a son
- वदेत् (vadet) - should say, should tell
- देवि (devi) - O goddess
- न (na) - not
- अशिष्याय (aśiṣyāya) - to one without a disciple
- प्रकाशयेत् (prakāśayet) - should reveal, should make known
Words meanings and morphology
बहुना (bahunā) - by much, with much talk
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of bahu
bahu - much, many, abundant
उक्तेन (uktena) - said, spoken, told
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ukta
ukta - said, spoken
Past Passive Participle
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: bahunā uktena: 'by saying much' - an absolutive-like instrumental phrase.
किम् (kim) - what
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, why
Note: used adverbially: 'what is the use'.
देवि (devi) - O goddess
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess
न्यासम् (nyāsam) - placement, entrustment, deposit
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nyāsa
nyāsa - placement, deposit, entrustment
Prefix: ni
Root: as
Note: functions here as the subject of priyam though bearing accusative endings; see translation_notes.
एतम् (etam) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
Note: modifies nyāsam; see translation_notes on case looseness.
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I
प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of priya
priya - dear, beloved, pleasing
Note: predicate adjective: '(this) is dear'.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अपुत्राय (aputrāya) - to one without a son
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of aputra
aputra - sonless, without a son
Compound type : nañ tatpurusha (a+putra)
- a – not, without (negative prefix)
indeclinable - putra – son
noun (masculine)
वदेत् (vadet) - should say, should tell
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vad
Root: vad (class 1)
देवि (devi) - O goddess
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अशिष्याय (aśiṣyāya) - to one without a disciple
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of aśiṣya
aśiṣya - without a disciple, not a disciple
Compound type : nañ tatpurusha (a+śiṣya)
- a – not, without (negative prefix)
indeclinable - śiṣya – disciple, pupil
noun (masculine)
प्रकाशयेत् (prakāśayet) - should reveal, should make known
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prakāśay
causative
causative stem of kāś, 'to shine', with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: kāś (class 1)