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
ಗುರುವಿಗಿಂತ ಮೇಲು ತತ್ತ್ವವಿಲ್ಲ, ಜ್ಞಾನಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮೇಲು ಸುಖವಿಲ್ಲ। ಭಕ್ತಿಗಿಂತ ಮೇಲು ಪೂಜೆಯಿಲ್ಲ, ಮೋಕ್ಷಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮೇಲು ಫಲವಿಲ್ಲ।
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