Shloka 36
Dīkṣā-bhedaḥ (Types of Initiation) — Lalitopākhyāna: Hayagrīva–Agastya Dialogue
Devanagari script
यः प्रसन्नः क्षणार्धेन मोक्षलक्ष्मीं प्रयच्छति / दुर्लभं तं विजानीयाद्गुरुं संसारतारकम्
Transliteration
yaḥ prasannaḥ kṣaṇārdhena mokṣalakṣmīṃ prayacchati / durlabhaṃ taṃ vijānīyādguruṃ saṃsāratārakam
Translation
مَن إذا رضي في نصفِ لحظةٍ منح «لاكشمي» الخلاص (موكشا)، فاعلموا أن ذلك الغورو نادرٌ جدًّا، وهو المُنقِذ المُعَبِّر من السَّمسارا.
Word by Word
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun
prasannaḥgracious; pleased
prasannaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
kṣaṇa-ardhenain half a moment
kṣaṇa-ardhena:
Kāla (काल)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; measure of time 'by half a moment'
mokṣa-lakṣmīmthe prosperity/boon of liberation
mokṣa-lakṣmīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmokṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'fortune of liberation'
prayacchatibestows
prayacchati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra + yam (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada
durlabhamrare; hard to find
durlabham:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdurlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies 'gurum'
tamhim
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun referring to the guru
vijānīyātone should know/recognize
vijānīyāt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi + jñā (धातु)
FormVidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada
gurumguru; teacher
gurum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootguru (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
saṃsāra-tārakamthe one who carries across worldly existence
saṃsāra-tārakam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + tāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies 'gurum'; 'one who ferries across saṃsāra'