mata-bhede śiṣṭa-prayoga eva pramāṇam
mata-bhede śiṣṭa-prayoga eva pramāṇam |
(Amṛta-ṭīkā on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 955)
“In the case of a difference of opinion, the usage of the learned is the pramāṇa [i.e., the means of determining propriety].”
Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇam
prayoga eva pramāṇa-śiromaṇiḥ
prayoga eva pramāṇa-śiromaṇiḥ,
ataś ca tad-anusāri vyākaraṇam |
(Amṛta-tīkā on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 1244)
“Usage is the crest jewel of pramāṇas [in grammar], and thus vyākaraṇa [i.e., grammatical correctness] follows that [i.e., is determined to reflect established usage].”
upary upari buddhīnāṁ carantīśvara-buddhayaḥ
upary upari buddhīnāṁ carantīśvara-buddhayaḥ |
(Vṛtti on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 1017)
“The intellects of the īśvaras move far above [that of even] the intelligent.”
īrṣyā parotkarṣāsahanī dṛṣṭiḥ
īrṣyā parotkarṣāsahanī dṛṣṭiḥ |
(Vṛtti on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 999)
“Envy [alt., covetousness] (īrṣyā) means vision intolerant of another’s excellence.”
asūyā guṇe’pi doṣāropaṇī dṛṣṭiḥ
asūyā guṇe’pi doṣāropaṇī dṛṣṭiḥ |
(Vṛtti on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 999)
“Detraction (asūyā) means vision which ascribes faults even to qualities.”
krodho’parādhāsahanam
krodho’parādhāsahanam |
(Vṛtti on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 999)
“Anger (krodha) means intolerance of offense.”
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].”
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’].”
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.”
kriyā yat-sādhikā tat karma
kriyā yat-sādhikā tat karma |
(Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 936)
“That which the kriyā is accomplishing of is [called] the karma.”