कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-7, verse-69
ग्रथिताङ्गुष्ठकौ कृत्वा करौ सक्ताग्रतर्जनी ।
जानुभ्यामवनिं गत्वा पञ्चाङ्गं प्रणमेद् गुरुम् ॥६९॥
जानुभ्यामवनिं गत्वा पञ्चाङ्गं प्रणमेद् गुरुम् ॥६९॥
69. grathitāṅguṣṭhakau kṛtvā karau saktāgratarjanī ,
jānubhyāmavaniṁ gatvā pañcāṅgaṁ praṇamed gurum.
jānubhyāmavaniṁ gatvā pañcāṅgaṁ praṇamed gurum.
69.
grathitāṅguṣṭhakau kṛtvā karau saktāgratarjanī |
jānubhyām avaniṃ gatvā pañcāṅgaṃ praṇamed gurum
jānubhyām avaniṃ gatvā pañcāṅgaṃ praṇamed gurum
69.
karau grathitāṅguṣṭhakau kṛtvā saktāgratarjanī
jānubhyām avaniṃ gatvā pañcāṅgaṃ gurum praṇamet
jānubhyām avaniṃ gatvā pañcāṅgaṃ gurum praṇamet
69. Making the thumbs interlocked and keeping the tips of the forefingers touching, having gone with both knees to the ground, (the practitioner) should bow to the guru in the five-limbed posture,
Words meanings summery:
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- ग्रथिताङ्गुष्ठकौ (grathitāṅguṣṭhakau) - having the thumbs interlocked, with interlocked thumbs
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, making, placing
- करौ (karau) - two hands, hands
- सक्ताग्रतर्जनी (saktāgratarjanī) - having the tips of the forefingers touching, with touching forefinger-tips
- जानुभ्याम् (jānubhyām) - with two knees, by means of two knees
- अवनिं (avaniṁ) - earth, ground
- गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone
- पञ्चाङ्गं (pañcāṅgaṁ) - five-limbed prostration (five-limbed, five parts)
- प्रणमेत् (praṇamet) - should bow down, should pay respects
- गुरुम् (gurum) - guru, revered teacher
Words meanings and morphology
ग्रथिताङ्गुष्ठकौ (grathitāṅguṣṭhakau) - having the thumbs interlocked, with interlocked thumbs
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of grathitāṅguṣṭhaka
grathitāṅguṣṭhaka - having interlocked thumbs
Compound of grathita (tied, bound, interlocked) and aṅguṣṭhaka (thumb)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (grathita+aṅguṣṭhaka)
- grathita – tied, bound, interlocked
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From the root grath
Root: grath (class 9) - aṅguṣṭhaka – thumb
noun (masculine)
Note: qualifies karau
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, making, placing
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Gerund of the root kṛ with suffix tvā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: absolutive
करौ (karau) - two hands, hands
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of kara
kara - hand, ray, tax
सक्ताग्रतर्जनी (saktāgratarjanī) - having the tips of the forefingers touching, with touching forefinger-tips
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of saktāgratarjanī
saktāgratarjanī - having touching forefinger-tips
Compound of sakta (attached, touching), agra (tip), and tarjanī (forefinger)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sakta+agratarjanī)
- sakta – attached, touching
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From the root sañj
Root: sañj (class 1) - agratarjanī – tip of the forefinger
noun (feminine)
Compound of agra and tarjanī
Note: qualifies karau
जानुभ्याम् (jānubhyām) - with two knees, by means of two knees
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, dual of jānu
jānu - knee
अवनिं (avaniṁ) - earth, ground
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of avani
avani - earth, ground, soil
गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Gerund of the root gam with suffix tvā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: absolutive
पञ्चाङ्गं (pañcāṅgaṁ) - five-limbed prostration (five-limbed, five parts)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pañcāṅga
pañcāṅga - five-limbed
Compound of pañcan (five) and aṅga (limb)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pañcan+aṅga)
- pañcan – five
adjective (neuter) - aṅga – limb, body part
noun (neuter)
Note: adverbial or qualifying praṇamet manner
प्रणमेत् (praṇamet) - should bow down, should pay respects
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of praṇam
Root nam with upasarga pra
Prefix: pra
Root: nam (class 1)
गुरुम् (gurum) - guru, revered teacher
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of guru
guru - guru, teacher, heavy