कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्
kulārṇava-tantram
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chapter-9, verse-120
कौलिकेन्द्रे सकृद्भुक्ते पुण्यं कोटिगुणं भवेत् ।
किं पुनर्बहुभिर्भुक्तैस्तत् पुण्यं नैव गण्यते ॥१२०॥
किं पुनर्बहुभिर्भुक्तैस्तत् पुण्यं नैव गण्यते ॥१२०॥
120. kaulikendre sakṛdbhukte puṇyaṁ koṭiguṇaṁ bhavet ,
kiṁ punarbahubhirbhuktaistat puṇyaṁ naiva gaṇyate.
kiṁ punarbahubhirbhuktaistat puṇyaṁ naiva gaṇyate.
120.
kaulikendre sakṛt bhukte puṇyaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet kiṃ
punar bahubhiḥ bhuktaiḥ tat puṇyam na eva gaṇyate
punar bahubhiḥ bhuktaiḥ tat puṇyam na eva gaṇyate
120.
sakṛt kaulikendre bhukte puṇyaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet kiṃ
punaḥ bahubhiḥ bhuktaiḥ tat puṇyam na eva gaṇyate
punaḥ bahubhiḥ bhuktaiḥ tat puṇyam na eva gaṇyate
120. When a supreme practitioner of the lineage (kaulika) partakes of a meal even once, the merit becomes a millionfold. What need is there to speak of many partaking - that merit truly cannot be counted.
Words meanings summery:
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- कौलिकेन्द्रे (kaulikendre) - when a supreme kaulika partakes of food (in the chief of the kaulikas, in the supreme kaulika)
- सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, one time
- भुक्ते (bhukte) - having been eaten, having partaken of food
- पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtuous deed, auspicious fruit
- कोटिगुणम् (koṭiguṇam) - multiplied by a crore, a millionfold, ten million times
- भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be, becomes
- किम् (kim) - what need is there to speak of... (what?)
- पुनर् (punar) - again, furthermore, moreover
- बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many
- भुक्तैः (bhuktaiḥ) - by those who have eaten, by those partaking
- तत् (tat) - that
- पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtuous deed
- न (na) - not
- एव (eva) - truly, indeed, exactly
- गण्यते (gaṇyate) - is counted, is calculated
Words meanings and morphology
कौलिकेन्द्रे (kaulikendre) - when a supreme kaulika partakes of food (in the chief of the kaulikas, in the supreme kaulika)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kaulikendra
kaulikendra - chief of the kaulikas, supreme kaulika
Compound of kaulika and indra
Compound type : tatpurusha (kaulika+indra)
- kaulika – practitioner of kula worship, kaulika
noun (masculine)
Derived from kula with ika suffix - indra – lord, chief, best
noun (masculine)
सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, one time
(indeclinable)
भुक्ते (bhukte) - having been eaten, having partaken of food
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of bhukta
bhukta - eaten, enjoyed, partaken
Past Passive Participle
From the root bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
Note: Used in locative absolute construction
पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtuous deed, auspicious fruit
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya
puṇya - merit, auspicious, pure
कोटिगुणम् (koṭiguṇam) - multiplied by a crore, a millionfold, ten million times
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of koṭiguṇa
koṭiguṇa - crore-fold, multiplied by a crore
Compound of koṭi and guṇa
Compound type : bahuvrihi (koṭi+guṇa)
- koṭi – crore, ten million, extreme point
noun (feminine) - guṇa – strand, fold, quality
noun (masculine)
भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
किम् (kim) - what need is there to speak of... (what?)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃ
ka - who, what, which
पुनर् (punar) - again, furthermore, moreover
(indeclinable)
बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - much, many, abundant
भुक्तैः (bhuktaiḥ) - by those who have eaten, by those partaking
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhukta
bhukta - eaten, partaken
Past Passive Participle
From root bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - he, she, it, that
पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtuous deed
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya
puṇya - merit, auspicious
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - truly, indeed, exactly
(indeclinable)
गण्यते (gaṇyate) - is counted, is calculated
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of gaṇ
Root: gaṇ (class 10)