Sutra 23
Devanagari script
एतन्मन्त्रज्ञानं नैतन्मन्त्ररक्षणमिति पाराशराः ॥ कZ_०१.१५.२३ ॥
Transliteration
etan mantra-jñānaṃ na etan mantra-rakṣaṇam iti pārāśarāḥ
Translation
ਪਾਰਾਸ਼ਰ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ—“ਇਹ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ (ਸਲਾਹ) ਦਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਹੈ; ਇਹ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ-ਰੱਖਿਆ (ਗੁਪਤਤਾ) ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ।”
Word by Word
एतत्this
एतत्:
TypePronoun (Demonstrative)
Rootएतद्
Formsarvanāma-śabda; napuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā ekavacanam (subject-predicate nominal)
मन्त्रज्ञानम्knowledge of counsel/secret (i.e., knowing the counsel)
मन्त्रज्ञानम्:
TypeNoun (Action noun)
Rootज्ञा
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā ekavacanam; मन्त्रस्य ज्ञानम् = knowledge of counsel/secret
नnot
न:
TypeParticle (Negation)
Rootन
Formniṣedha
एतत्this
एतत्:
TypePronoun (Demonstrative)
Rootएतद्
Formsarvanāma-śabda; napuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā ekavacanam (subject-predicate nominal)
मन्त्ररक्षणम्protection/guarding of counsel (i.e., keeping it secret)
मन्त्ररक्षणम्:
TypeNoun (Action noun)
Rootरक्ष्
Formnapuṃsakaliṅga; prathamā ekavacanam; मन्त्रस्य रक्षणम् = protection/guarding of counsel/secret
इतिthus
इति:
TypeParticle (Quotative)
Rootइति
Formvākyānta-quotative marker
पाराशराःthe Pārāśaras (authorities of Parāśara’s school)
पाराशराः:
TypeNoun (Proper name / school designation)
Rootपाराशर
Formpuṃlliṅga; prathamā bahuvacanam; ‘the Pārāśaras’ (followers/authorities of Parāśara)
Entities Mentioned
P
pārāśarāḥ (Parāśara school)FAQs
They separate ‘good counsel/analysis’ (mantra-jñāna) from ‘keeping counsel secret’ (mantra-rakṣaṇa).