कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-74
अक्षरात्मा खिलमन्त्राधिदेवतायै सकलं ततः ।
तथा फलप्रदायै च षोडश कूटेश्वरी पुनः ॥७४॥
तथा फलप्रदायै च षोडश कूटेश्वरी पुनः ॥७४॥
74. akṣarātmā khilamantrādhidevatāyai sakalaṁ tataḥ ,
tathā phalapradāyai ca ṣoḍaśa kūṭeśvarī punaḥ.
tathā phalapradāyai ca ṣoḍaśa kūṭeśvarī punaḥ.
74.
akṣarātmā khilamantrādhidevatāyai sakalam tataḥ
tathā phalapradāyai ca ṣoḍaśa kūṭeśvarī punaḥ
tathā phalapradāyai ca ṣoḍaśa kūṭeśvarī punaḥ
74.
tataḥ akṣarātmā sakalam khilamantrādhidevatāyai tathā phalapradāyai ca,
punaḥ ṣoḍaśa kūṭeśvarī
punaḥ ṣoḍaśa kūṭeśvarī
74. The whole syllable-essence (of the mantra) is then dedicated to the presiding deity of all the mantras, and likewise to the bestower of its fruit. Again, the sixteenth group belongs to Kūṭeśvarī.
Words meanings summery:
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- अक्षरात्मा (akṣarātmā) - here functions as an epithet summarizing the whole set of bīja syllables just enumerated, as if they were the very self of the mantra (the one whose self is made of the syllables)
- खिलमन्त्राधिदेवतायै (khilamantrādhidevatāyai) - to the presiding deity of all mantras
- सकलम् (sakalam) - whole, entire, complete
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
- तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly, in the same way
- फलप्रदायै (phalapradāyai) - to the bestower of the fruit/result
- च (ca) - and
- षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen, sixteenth
- कूटेश्वरी (kūṭeśvarī) - the mistress of the kūṭa (syllable-cluster)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again
Words meanings and morphology
अक्षरात्मा (akṣarātmā) - here functions as an epithet summarizing the whole set of bīja syllables just enumerated, as if they were the very self of the mantra (the one whose self is made of the syllables)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣarātman
akṣarātman - having the syllables as one's self/essence
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṣara+ātman)
- akṣara – syllable, imperishable
noun - ātman – self, soul, essence
noun (masculine)
Note: used substantively
खिलमन्त्राधिदेवतायै (khilamantrādhidevatāyai) - to the presiding deity of all mantras
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of khilamantrādhidevatā
khilamantrādhidevatā - the presiding deity of the whole mantra
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khila+mantra+adhidevatā)
- khila – whole, entire, all
adjective - mantra – mantra, sacred formula
noun (masculine) - adhidevatā – presiding deity, tutelary goddess
noun (feminine)
Note: dative of dedication
सकलम् (sakalam) - whole, entire, complete
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sakala
sakala - whole, entire, complete, all
Note: used adverbially, qualifying the offering as done in its entirety
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly, in the same way
(indeclinable)
फलप्रदायै (phalapradāyai) - to the bestower of the fruit/result
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of phalapradā
phalapradā - she who bestows the fruit/result
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phala+pradā)
- phala – fruit, result
noun (neuter) - pradā – giver, bestower
adjective
agent noun from pra+√dā 'to give'
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: an epithet of the goddess as granter of the mantra's fruits
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen, sixteenth
(adjective)
Nominative, singular of ṣoḍaśa
ṣoḍaśa - sixteen, sixteenth
Note: refers back to the sixteenth syllable-group of the preceding verse
कूटेश्वरी (kūṭeśvarī) - the mistress of the kūṭa (syllable-cluster)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kūṭeśvarī
kūṭeśvarī - mistress of the syllable-cluster (kūṭa)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kūṭa+īśvarī)
- kūṭa – cluster, peak, syllable-group
noun (neuter) - īśvarī – mistress, goddess, ruler
noun (feminine)
Note: the deity governing the sixteenth, final syllable-group
पुनः (punaḥ) - again
(indeclinable)