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

Wer, schon in einem halben Augenblick zufrieden, die Lakṣmī der Befreiung gewährt, den erkenne als einen äußerst seltenen Guru, den Überführer aus dem Saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun

• prasannaḥ: gracious; pleased
• prasannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• kṣaṇa-ardhena: in half a moment
• kṣaṇa-ardhena: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; measure of time 'by half a moment'

• mokṣa-lakṣmīm: the prosperity/boon of liberation
• mokṣa-lakṣmīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'fortune of liberation'

• prayacchati: bestows
• prayacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + yam (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• durlabham: rare; hard to find
• durlabham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies 'gurum'

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun referring to the guru

• vijānīyāt: one should know/recognize
• vijānīyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + jñā (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• gurum: guru; teacher
• gurum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• saṃsāra-tārakam: the one who carries across worldly existence
• saṃsāra-tārakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + tāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies 'gurum'; 'one who ferries across saṃsāra'