Sutra 23

Devanagari script

एतन्मन्त्रज्ञानं नैतन्मन्त्ररक्षणमिति पाराशराः ॥ कZ_०१.१५.२३ ॥

Transliteration

etan mantra-jñānaṃ na etan mantra-rakṣaṇam iti pārāśarāḥ

Translation

The Parāśaras say: “This is knowledge of counsel; this is not protection of counsel (i.e., secrecy).”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun (Demonstrative)
• Root: एतद्
• Form: sarvanāma-śabda; napuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā ekavacanam (subject-predicate nominal)

• मन्त्रज्ञानम्: knowledge of counsel/secret (i.e., knowing the counsel)
• Type: Noun (Action noun)
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: napuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā ekavacanam; मन्त्रस्य ज्ञानम् = knowledge of counsel/secret

• न: not
• Type: Particle (Negation)
• Root: न
• Form: niṣedha

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun (Demonstrative)
• Root: एतद्
• Form: sarvanāma-śabda; napuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā ekavacanam (subject-predicate nominal)

• मन्त्ररक्षणम्: protection/guarding of counsel (i.e., keeping it secret)
• Type: Noun (Action noun)
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: napuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā ekavacanam; मन्त्रस्य रक्षणम् = protection/guarding of counsel/secret

• इति: thus
• Type: Particle (Quotative)
• Root: इति
• Form: vākyānta-quotative marker

• पाराशराः: the Pārāśaras (authorities of Parāśara’s school)
• Type: Noun (Proper name / school designation)
• Root: पाराशर
• Form: puṃlliṅga; prathamā bahuvacanam; ‘the Pārāśaras’ (followers/authorities of Parāśara)

Entities Mentioned

• pārāśarāḥ (Parāśara school)

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FAQs

What distinction is being drawn by the Parāśaras?

They separate ‘good counsel/analysis’ (mantra-jñāna) from ‘keeping counsel secret’ (mantra-rakṣaṇa).