A Daily Sanskrit Vocabulary Lesson

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Verse 0


.N0 ॐ .N1 अस्य .N2 श्रीगुरुगीतस्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य .N3 भगवान् सदाशिवर्षि .N$
guru geetaa stotra-mantrasya .N3 bhagavaan sadaashiva
" " stotra mantra^ asya .N3 " sadaa shiva "
" " " man -tra "
.N3 "
always shiva "
Guru song hymn mind instrument/
means
M|N sg/gen(v6) .N3 Lord forever Shiva teacher
.N0 Om .N1 Lord Eternal Shiva is the teacher of this hymn/mantra, this glorious song of the guru, .N$
.N0 Om!
The Eternal Lord Shiva Himself is the teacher of this Shree Guru Gita, which is both hymn and mantra,
that is, it is to be sung, to be repeated. .N$

.N0 नानाविधानि .N1 छन्दांसि .N2 श्रीगुरुपरमात्मा .N3 देवता .N$
vidhaani .N1 candaamsi .N2 shree guru
vidha^ -Ani .N1 candas^^ aaMsi [santi] .N2 " " parama^ aatman^^
" " .N1 " " " .N2 " " para -ma " " .N3 deva
kind Ne-a pl/nom(v1|2) .N1 verse/stanza Ne-as pl/nom|acc(v1|v2) [be] .N2 glorious Guru away superlative self M-an sg/nom(v1) .N3 god
.N0 [these] verses are of various kinds. .N2 Sri Guru, the supreme Self, is its deity. .N$
.N0 These verses vary in type. .N2 Sri Guru, the supreme Self, is its deity. .N$
.N0 Not all these verses follow the shloka meter of 4x8 syllables, with a foot being 8 syllables,
2 feet making a line or turn, and 2 turns (which can be sung in two alternating voices) in a shloka or verse.
Holy Guru, whom we consider to be our own Supreme Self, is its deity. .N$

.N0 हं .N1 बीजम् .N2 सः .N3 शक्ति .N4 क्रों.N5 कीलकं .N6
श्रिगुरुप्रसादसिद्ध्यार्थे .N7 जपे .N8 विनियोगः .N$
guru prasaada
-am .N2 " .N3 Sakti^ -ih .N4 " .N5 keelaka^ -am .N6 " " " siddhi artha^ -e .N7 japa^ -e .N8 viniyoga^
" .N2 " .N3 sak -ta^ -i " .N4 kR om .N5 " " .N6 " " " " " " .N7 " " .N8 vi ni yuj +gu +vel -a
M-a sg/acc(v2) .N2 that .N3 be able PaP ]N abstract M-ih sg/nom(v1) .N4 do om .N5 nail M-a sg/acc(v2) .N6 glorious teacher gift obtain purpose M-a sg/loc(v7) .N7 repeat M-a sg/loc(v7) .N8 to assign, to destine for ]N abstract
om .N5 the nail .N6 shree guru's gift
.N0 "I" is the seed. .N2 That is the power .N4 Doing Om is the nail .N6 in the purpose of obtaining shree guru's gift, in repetition is the assignment .N$
.N0 The experienced self, "I am", is the essence. .N2 The divine other, "That" is the power. .N4 Doing Om is the means of permanent fastening. .N6 The assignment is to obtain Shree Guru's gift, to repeat (this Shree Guru Gita). .N$

.N0 अथ ध्यानं .N$
dhyaana^
dhyai -ana
to meditate ]N abstract
.N0 now begins meditation. .N$
.N0 Here begins our meditation on Shree Guru. .N$

.N0 हंसाभ्यां .N1 परिवृत्त .N2 पत्र .N3 कमकैर् .N4 दिव्यैर् .N5 जगत्कारनैर् .N$
.N0 hamsaabhyaam .N1 parivRtta .N2 patra .N3 kamalair .N4 divyair .N5 jagatkaranair .N$
-aabhyaam .N1 parivRtta .N2 patra .N3 kamala^ aih .N4 divya^ aih .N5 jagat karana^
sah " .N1 pari vRt -ta .N2 " .N3 " " .N4 " " .N5 " kR +gu -ana
that -a/du/v3|4|5 .N1 around turn PPP M Adj .N2 leaf [of] .N3 lotus M|N-a instr(v3) .N4 divine M|N-a instr(v3) .N5 world [gen(v6)] do ]Ne-N agent
.N0 I that, by the two .N1 surrounded .N2 by leaf of lotus .N4 by divine .N5 by the doer of the world .N$
.N0 [that which is] surrounded by: these two, Ham and Sa, leafs of the lotus, the divine, the cause of the world .N$
.N0 To that which is the cause of the experienced universe, to that divine, to those two leafs of the lotus, I and That, ... .N$

.N0 विष्वोत्कीर्नमनेकदेहनिलयैः स्वच्छन्दं आत्मेच्छया .N$
aneka deha nilayaiH svacchandam
utkeerna^ -am " " nilaya^ -aiH svacchanda^ -am aatman -aH iccha^
-va ud- kR R>iirna " an- eka " ni- laya^ " sva cchanda^ " Atma" gen(v6) iz -ta
]N up do ]N abstract M|N-a acc(v2) not one/count body down/in place M-a inst(v3) refl pr way, will^ M-a acc(v2) self gen(v6) desire ]N
the arising uncounted with the embodied one's own will
.N0 toward the desire of the self is the emergent universe, with uncounted embodied ones and one's own will .N$
.N0 [surrounded] by uncounted embodied ones, the arising of the world [and] one's own will, [go] toward the desire of the self. .N$

.N0 तद्द्योतं .N1 पदशांभवं .N2 तु .N3 चरणं .N4 दीपाङ्कुर .N5 ग्राहिणं .N$
.N0 taddyotam .N1 padashaambhavam .N2 tu .N3 charanam .N4 deepANkura .N5 graahiNaam .N$
dyota^ -am .N1 pada shaambhu^ -ava^ -am .N2 tu .N3 chara^ ana^ -am .N4 deepa angkura .N5 graahiNa^
light acc(v2) .N1 foot/state well/auspiciously +vr ]N abstract acc(v2) .N2 but .N3 move means/agent acc(v2) .N4 flame/lamp thumb .N5 seizing/holding
.N0 that; is the light, the auspicious state, furthermore the feet qua refuge, and the holding of the thumb-sized flame. .N$
.N0 ... that, the foregoing, is not just the light, the auspicious state, but specifically the refuge of the Guru's feet, and the support of the thumb-sized flame. .N$

.N0 प्रत्यक्षाक्षर .N1 विग्रहं .N2 गुरुपदं .N3 ध्यायेद्विभुं .N4 शाश्वतं .N$
.N0 pratyakshaakshara .N1 vigrahaM .N2 gurupadaM .N3 dhyaayedvibhuM .N4 shaashvataM .N$
aksha akshara .N1 vi graha^ -am .N2 guru pada^ -am .N3 dhyai +vr -et vibhu^
die/cube/seed syllable/letter .N1 against grasp M-a acc(v2) .N2 heavy/teacher foot/step/sign/characteristic/station M-a acc(v2) .N3 to meditate on cl.1 P imperative arise/expand/appear
.N0 one should repeatedly meditate [on these]: the seed letters, their analysis, the teacher's characteristics, that which arises. .N$
.N0 Frequently meditate on the foregoiing, and on the seed letters, their analysis, the teacher's characteristics, and that which arises. .N$

.N0 मम .N1 चतुर्विधा .N2 पुरुशार्थ .N3 सिद्ध्यार्थे .N4 जपे .N5 विनियोगः .N$
.N0 mama .N1 caturvidha .N2 purushaartha .N3 siddhyarthe .N4 jape .N5 viniyogaH .N$
vidha .N2 purusha artha .N3 saadh wk, PaP artha^ -e .N4 jap -e .N5 vi ni yuj +gu,j>g ]N
type(s) .N2 person/human purpose .N3 go straight to goal -ed purpose loc(v7) .N4 repeat ?-e? .N5 against down join ]N
.N0 my .N1 four kinds of human purposes .N3 for the purpose of of achieving .N4 repeating .N5 application .N$
.N0 my .N1 four kinds of human purposes .N3 for the purpose of of achieving .N4 repeating .N5 application .N$
.N0 Let there be application to repeating [this], for the purpose of attaining my goals, the four goals of human life. .N$

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