Shloka 73
Dīkṣā-bhedaḥ (Types of Initiation) — Lalitopākhyāna: Hayagrīva–Agastya Dialogue
Devanagari script
नास्थि गुर्वधिकं तत्त्वं नास्ति ज्ञानाधिकं सुखम् / नास्ति भक्त्यधिका पूजा न हि मोक्षाधिकं फलम्
Transliteration
nāsthi gurvadhikaṃ tattvaṃ nāsti jñānādhikaṃ sukham / nāsti bhaktyadhikā pūjā na hi mokṣādhikaṃ phalam
Translation
لا حقيقةَ أسمى من الغورو؛ ولا سعادةَ أعظم من المعرفة. ولا عبادةَ أرفع من البهاكتي؛ ولا ثمرةَ تعلو على الموكشا، أي التحرّر.
Word by Word
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
astiis/exists
asti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (अस् धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
guru-adhikamgreater than the teacher
guru-adhikam:
Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootguru (प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd; प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular; तुलनार्थ-विशेषणम् ‘more than the guru’
tattvamprinciple/reality
tattvam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottattva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
astiis/exists
asti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (अस् धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
jñāna-adhikamgreater than knowledge
jñāna-adhikam:
Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootjñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd; प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular; तुलनार्थ-विशेषणम् ‘greater than knowledge’
sukhamhappiness
sukham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsukha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
astiis/exists
asti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (अस् धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
bhakti-adhikāgreater than devotion
bhakti-adhikā:
Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + adhikā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तुलनार्थ-विशेषणम् ‘greater than devotion’
pūjāworship
pūjā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
hiindeed/for
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
mokṣa-adhikamgreater than liberation
mokṣa-adhikam:
Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootmokṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd; प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular; तुलनार्थ-विशेषणम् ‘greater than liberation’
phalamfruit/result
phalam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootphala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular