कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-76
निबोधिकायामर्द्धेन्दौ बिन्दौ चैव कलापदे ।
उन्मन्यां विष्णुक्त्रे च नादे नादान्त एव च ।
ध्रुवमण्डलदेशे च विन्यसेत् कुलनायिके ॥७६॥
उन्मन्यां विष्णुक्त्रे च नादे नादान्त एव च ।
ध्रुवमण्डलदेशे च विन्यसेत् कुलनायिके ॥७६॥
76. nibodhikāyāmarddhendau bindau caiva kalāpade ,
unmanyāṁ viṣṇuktre ca nāde nādānta eva ca ,
dhruvamaṇḍaladeśe ca vinyaset kulanāyike.
unmanyāṁ viṣṇuktre ca nāde nādānta eva ca ,
dhruvamaṇḍaladeśe ca vinyaset kulanāyike.
76.
nibodhikāyām ardhendau bindau ca
eva kalāpade unmanyām viṣṇuktre
ca nāde nādānte eva ca
dhruvamaṇḍaladeśe ca vinyaset kulanāyike
eva kalāpade unmanyām viṣṇuktre
ca nāde nādānte eva ca
dhruvamaṇḍaladeśe ca vinyaset kulanāyike
76.
kulanāyike,
nibodhikāyām ardhendau bindau ca eva kalāpade unmanyām viṣṇuktre ca nāde nādānte ca eva dhruvamaṇḍaladeśe ca vinyaset
nibodhikāyām ardhendau bindau ca eva kalāpade unmanyām viṣṇuktre ca nāde nādānte ca eva dhruvamaṇḍaladeśe ca vinyaset
76. One should place (the mantra), O kulanāyikā (mistress of the tradition), at nibodhikā, at ardhendu, at bindu, and at kalāpada, at unmanā, at viṣṇuktre, at nāda and at nādānta, and in the region of dhruvamaṇḍala.
Words meanings summery:
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- निबोधिकायाम् (nibodhikāyām) - at nibodhikā, a subtle centre in the ascent of nāda beyond bindu
- अर्धेन्दौ (ardhendau) - at ardhendu, the half-moon centre
- बिन्दौ (bindau) - at bindu, the point/drop
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, very, just
- कलापदे (kalāpade) - at the place/stage of the kalā
- उन्मन्याम् (unmanyām) - at unmanā, the state beyond mind
- विष्णुक्त्रे (viṣṇuktre) - uncertain - the reading is doubtful
- च (ca) - and
- नादे (nāde) - at nāda, the subtle sound
- नादान्ते (nādānte) - at nādānta, the end of nāda
- एव (eva) - indeed, just
- च (ca) - and
- ध्रुवमण्डलदेशे (dhruvamaṇḍaladeśe) - in the region of dhruvamaṇḍala, the fixed/polar sphere
- च (ca) - and
- विन्यसेत् (vinyaset) - one should place, install
- कुलनायिके (kulanāyike) - O mistress of the kula, the spiritual family/tradition
Words meanings and morphology
निबोधिकायाम् (nibodhikāyām) - at nibodhikā, a subtle centre in the ascent of nāda beyond bindu
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of nibodhikā
nibodhikā - nibodhikā, a subtle yogic centre above bindu
अर्धेन्दौ (ardhendau) - at ardhendu, the half-moon centre
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ardhendu
ardhendu - the half-moon, a subtle centre above bindu
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ardha+indu)
- ardha – half
adjective - indu – moon
noun (masculine)
बिन्दौ (bindau) - at bindu, the point/drop
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of bindu
bindu - point, drop - a subtle centre in nāda physiology
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, very, just
(indeclinable)
कलापदे (kalāpade) - at the place/stage of the kalā
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kalāpada
kalāpada - the place/stage of the kalā, a subtle digit of sound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalā+pada)
- kalā – a digit, subtle portion (of the nāda/moon)
noun (feminine) - pada – place, step, position
noun (neuter)
उन्मन्याम् (unmanyām) - at unmanā, the state beyond mind
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of unmanā
unmanā - the state beyond mind, a subtle centre in nāda physiology
विष्णुक्त्रे (viṣṇuktre) - uncertain - the reading is doubtful
(noun)
Locative, singular of viṣṇuktra
viṣṇuktra - uncertain; the underlying term could not be confidently identified
Note: textually doubtful
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
नादे (nāde) - at nāda, the subtle sound
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of nāda
nāda - subtle sound, resonance
नादान्ते (nādānte) - at nādānta, the end of nāda
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of nādānta
nādānta - the end/limit of nāda, a subtle centre beyond it
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāda+anta)
- nāda – subtle sound, resonance
noun (masculine) - anta – end, limit
noun (masculine)
Note: read as nādānte; the source lacks the expected locative ending, see possible_errors
एव (eva) - indeed, just
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ध्रुवमण्डलदेशे (dhruvamaṇḍaladeśe) - in the region of dhruvamaṇḍala, the fixed/polar sphere
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of dhruvamaṇḍaladeśa
dhruvamaṇḍaladeśa - the region of the fixed (polar) circle, a subtle centre at the crown
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhruva+maṇḍala+deśa)
- dhruva – fixed, the pole star
adjective - maṇḍala – circle, sphere
noun (neuter) - deśa – region, place
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विन्यसेत् (vinyaset) - one should place, install
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vi-ni-√as
optative (vidhiliṅ) of vi+ni+√as 'to place', the root underlying the technical term nyāsa
Prefixes: vi+ni
Root: as (class 4)
Note: prescriptive optative, 'one should place'
कुलनायिके (kulanāyike) - O mistress of the kula, the spiritual family/tradition
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of kulanāyikā
kulanāyikā - the female leader of the kula (tantric tradition)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+nāyikā)
- kula – family, clan, tantric tradition
noun (neuter) - nāyikā – female leader, mistress
noun (feminine)