कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-58
ज्ञानदा च टङ्कधरा धृतिर्द्वादश ईरिताः ।
कभादीनां ठडान्तानां वर्णानां देवतास्त्विमाः ॥५८॥
कभादीनां ठडान्तानां वर्णानां देवतास्त्विमाः ॥५८॥
58. jñānadā ca ṭaṅkadharā dhṛtirdvādaśa īritāḥ ,
kabhādīnāṁ ṭhaḍāntānāṁ varṇānāṁ devatāstvimāḥ.
kabhādīnāṁ ṭhaḍāntānāṁ varṇānāṁ devatāstvimāḥ.
58.
jñānadā ca ṭaṅkadharā dhṛtiḥ dvādaśa īritāḥ
kabhādīnām ṭhaḍāntānām varṇānām devatāḥ tu imāḥ
kabhādīnām ṭhaḍāntānām varṇānām devatāḥ tu imāḥ
58.
jñānadā ca,
ṭaṅkadharā,
dhṛtiḥ - (ete) dvādaśa īritāḥ; kabhādīnām ṭhaḍāntānām varṇānām devatāḥ tu imāḥ
ṭaṅkadharā,
dhṛtiḥ - (ete) dvādaśa īritāḥ; kabhādīnām ṭhaḍāntānām varṇānām devatāḥ tu imāḥ
58. Jñānadā ('the giver of knowledge'), and Ṭaṅkadharā ('the bearer of a chisel'), and Dhṛti - twelve (goddesses) are thus declared. These indeed are the deities of the letters that begin with ka and bha and end with ṭha and ḍa.
Words meanings summery:
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- ज्ञानदा (jñānadā) - the giver of knowledge
- च (ca) - and
- टङ्कधरा (ṭaṅkadharā) - the bearer of a chisel/axe
- धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - Dhṛti, 'steadfastness', personified as a goddess
- द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve
- ईरिताः (īritāḥ) - declared, said
- कभादीनाम् (kabhādīnām) - of those beginning with ka and bha
- ठडान्तानाम् (ṭhaḍāntānām) - of those ending with ṭha and ḍa
- वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the letters/syllables
- देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities
- तु (tu) - indeed, but
- इमाः (imāḥ) - these
Words meanings and morphology
ज्ञानदा (jñānadā) - the giver of knowledge
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jñānadā
jñānadā - she who gives knowledge
Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+dā)
- jñāna – knowledge
noun (neuter)
Root: jñā - dā – giving, granting
adjective
Root: dā
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
टङ्कधरा (ṭaṅkadharā) - the bearer of a chisel/axe
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ṭaṅkadharā
ṭaṅkadharā - she who bears a chisel or axe
Compound type : tatpurusha (ṭaṅka+dharā)
- ṭaṅka – chisel, axe
noun (masculine) - dharā – bearer, holder
adjective
Root: dhṛ
धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - Dhṛti, 'steadfastness', personified as a goddess
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛti
dhṛti - firmness, steadfastness, resolve
Root: dhṛ
द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve
(adjective)
Nominative, plural of dvādaśan
dvādaśan - twelve
ईरिताः (īritāḥ) - declared, said
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of īrita
īrita - uttered, declared, said
Past Passive Participle
Root: īr
कभादीनाम् (kabhādīnām) - of those beginning with ka and bha
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kabhādi
kabhādi - beginning with ka and bha
Compound type : tatpurusha (ka+bha+ādi)
- ka – the letter/sound ka
indeclinable - bha – the letter/sound bha
indeclinable - ādi – beginning, and so forth
adjective
ठडान्तानाम् (ṭhaḍāntānām) - of those ending with ṭha and ḍa
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ṭhaḍānta
ṭhaḍānta - ending with ṭha and ḍa
Compound type : tatpurusha (ṭha+ḍa+anta)
- ṭha – the letter/sound ṭha
indeclinable - ḍa – the letter/sound ḍa
indeclinable - anta – end
noun (masculine)
वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the letters/syllables
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of varṇa
varṇa - letter, syllable, colour, social class
देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā
devatā - deity
तु (tu) - indeed, but
(indeclinable)
इमाः (imāḥ) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of idam
idam - this