महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-20
कुलाचारं विना देवि कलौ सिद्धिर्न जायते ।
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन साधयेत् कुलसाधनम् ॥२०॥
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन साधयेत् कुलसाधनम् ॥२०॥
20. kulācāraṁ vinā devi kalau siddhirna jāyate ,
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena sādhayet kulasādhanam.
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena sādhayet kulasādhanam.
20.
kulācāram vinā devi kalau siddhiḥ na jāyate
tasmāt sarva-prayatnena sādhayet kula-sādhanam
tasmāt sarva-prayatnena sādhayet kula-sādhanam
20.
devi vinā kulācāram kalau siddhiḥ na jāyate
tasmāt sarva-prayatnena kula-sādhanam sādhayet
tasmāt sarva-prayatnena kula-sādhanam sādhayet
20. O goddess, without kulācāra spiritual attainment does not happen in the Kali age, therefore one should practice kula-sādhana with all effort.
Words meanings summery:
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- कुलाचारम् (kulācāram) - kulācāra (path or practice of the kula)
- विना (vinā) - without
- देवि (devi) - O goddess
- कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali age
- सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - spiritual attainment, perfection
- न (na) - not
- जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, happens
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore
- सर्व-प्रयत्नेन (sarva-prayatnena) - with all effort
- साधयेत् (sādhayet) - one should practice, one should accomplish
- कुल-साधनम् (kula-sādhanam) - kula practice, spiritual practice of the kula
Words meanings and morphology
कुलाचारम् (kulācāram) - kulācāra (path or practice of the kula)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kulācāra
kulācāra - practice or conduct of the kula, family or tradition
kula + ācāra
Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+ācāra)
- kula – family, lineage, group, totality
noun (neuter) - ācāra – conduct, practice, custom, behavior
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: car (class 1)
विना (vinā) - without
(indeclinable)
देवि (devi) - O goddess
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, divine female
कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali age
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kali
kali - Kali age, the fourth age of the world
सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - spiritual attainment, perfection
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhi
siddhi - spiritual attainment, perfection, success
Root: sidh (class 4)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, happens
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Root: jan (class 4)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
सर्व-प्रयत्नेन (sarva-prayatnena) - with all effort
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of sarva-prayatna
sarva-prayatna - every effort, all effort
sarva + prayatna
Compound type : karmadharaya (sarva+prayatna)
- sarva – all, every, entire
adjective (masculine) - prayatna – effort, endeavor, exertion
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: yat (class 1)
साधयेत् (sādhayet) - one should practice, one should accomplish
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of sādh
Root: sādh (class 9)
कुल-साधनम् (kula-sādhanam) - kula practice, spiritual practice of the kula
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kula-sādhana
kula-sādhana - spiritual practice of the kula
kula + sādhana
Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+sādhana)
- kula – family, lineage, group, totality
noun (neuter) - sādhana – accomplishment, spiritual practice, means
noun (neuter)
Root: sādh (class 9)