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Shloka 36

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

त्रीणि ज्योतींषि वर्णाश्च त्रयो धर्मागमास्तथा ।

त्रयो गुणास्त्रयः शब्दस्त्रयो वेदास्तथाश्रमाः ॥

Transliteration

trīṇi jyotīṃṣi varṇāś ca trayo dharmāgamās tathā | trayo guṇās trayaḥ śabdas trayo vedās tathāśramāḥ ||

Translation

Ada tiga cahaya, dan varṇa pun tiga; demikian pula tradisi/ajaran dharma ada tiga. Tiga guṇa, tiga nada/aksen Weda, tiga Weda, dan demikian pula tatanan āśrama dipandang bertiga.

Word by Word
त्रीणिthree
त्रीणि:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति; संख्याविशेषण qualifying ज्योतींषि
ज्योतींषिlights/luminaries
ज्योतींषि:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative plural)
वर्णाःsocial classes/varṇas
वर्णाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative plural)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति; संख्याविशेषण qualifying धर्मागमाः
धर्म-आगमाःscriptural traditions of dharma
धर्म-आगमाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘धर्मस्य आगमाः’), पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative plural)
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also/likewise)
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति; संख्याविशेषण qualifying गुणाः
गुणाःqualities (guṇas)
गुणाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative plural)
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति; संख्याविशेषण qualifying शब्दः (collective)
शब्दःsound/word (as a triad)
शब्दः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular); जातिवाचक-एकवचन (collective singular)
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति; संख्याविशेषण qualifying वेदाः
वेदाःVedas
वेदाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative plural)
तथाalso
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also)
आश्रमाःstages of life (āśramas)
आश्रमाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative plural)
Speakers
Hymn addressed to Devi
Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities
Devi (Mahadevi)
Shakti Aspects
Devi as the organizing principle behind cosmiclinguisticand social orders
Key Themes
ShaktismSāṃkhya (guṇas)Vedic phoneticsDharma frameworksCosmology

FAQs

The hymn portrays Devi as the hidden unity behind diverse orders—cosmic (luminaries), psychological (guṇas), linguistic (śabda/accents), and social-spiritual (varṇa/āśrama). The takeaway is integrative: dharma and knowledge are harmonized when seen as rooted in the divine.

Relates chiefly to 'Dharma' (social and Vedic order) and secondarily to 'Sarga' (cosmic ordering), presented through a mantra-theological lens.

Triads are meditative correspondences anchored in Om’s three mātrās; the verse suggests that even grammar/phonetics and social duties can be contemplated as expressions of Śakti’s patterned manifestation.

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