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- Read on →: yato yato niścarati manaś cañcalam asthiram
yato yato niścarati manaś cañcalam asthiram |
tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmany eva vaśaṁ nayet ||
(Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā: 6.26)“Restraining [i.e., withdrawing] the restless, unsteady mind from wherever it wanders, one should bring it under control within the self.”
- Read on →: samprārthanātmikā dainya-bodhikā lālasāmayī
samprārthanātmikā dainya-bodhikā lālasāmayī |
ity ādir vividhā dhīraiḥ kṛṣṇe vijñaptir īritā ||
(Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu: 1.2.152)“An address to Kṛṣṇa is said to be of various types by the wise, beginning with [an address] consisting of an entreaty, [an address] expressive of humility, and [an address] made up of longing.”
- Read on →: karma-kartari karma-vad ātmapadādi
karma-kartari karma-vad ātmapadādi |
(Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 940)“In karma-kartari [prayoga], [the verb] takes ātmapada [endings] and so on just as in karma [i.e., in karmaṇi prayoga].”
- Read on →: kriyamāṇas tu yat karma svayaṁ siddhaṁ pratīyate
kriyamāṇas tu yat karma svayaṁ siddhaṁ pratīyate |
atyanta-sukaratvena karma-karteti tad viduḥ ||
(Vṛtti on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 939)“That karma which, although being done [by a kartā], seems to be self-accomplished because of its being very easy to be done is known as a karma-kartā [i.e., a karma which is figuratively said to be a kartā, e.g., saying, ‘The cooking is done quickly’].”
- Read on →: kriyā-viśeṣaṇaṁ karma, tac ca brahmaika-vacanaṁ sadānuktaṁ ca
kriyā-viśeṣaṇaṁ karma, tac ca brahmaika-vacanaṁ sadānuktaṁ ca |
(Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 938)“The viśeṣaṇa (modifier) of a kriyā is [considered] a karma, and it is neuter (brahma-liṅga), singular in number (vacana), and always anukta.”