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नास्त्रैर्न शस्त्रैरनिलेन वह्निना
च्छेत्तुं न शक्यो न च कर्मकोटिभिः ।
विवेकविज्ञानमहासिना विना
धातुः प्रसादेन शितेन मञ्जुना ॥ १४९ ॥

nāstrairna śastrairanilena vahninā
cchettuṃ na śakyo na ca karmakoṭibhiḥ ;
vivekavijñānamahāsinā vinā
dhātuḥ prasādena śitena mañjunā . 149 .

Anvaya

न अस्त्रैःna astraiḥ
Not by missiles charged with mantra–s
न शस्त्रैःna śastraiḥ
not by weapons
अनिलेनanilena
not by air
वह्निनाvahninā
or by fire
न शक्यःna śakyaḥ
not possible
छेत्तुंchettuṃ
to cut
न च कर्म–कोटिभिःna ca karma–koṭibhiḥ
and not by millions of rituals
विवेक–विज्ञान–महा–असिना विनाviveka–vijñāna–mahā–asinā vinā
except by the mighty sword of discrimination and realisation
शितेनśitena
by the very sharp one
धातुः प्रसादेनdhātuḥ prasādena
by the grace of god
मञ्जुनाmañjunā
benign

Translation

This bondage cannot be cut by missiles charged with mantra–s, or by weapons or by air or fire or by millions of rituals. It can only be cut by the very sharp and mighty sword of discrimination and realisation by the benign grace of god.

Annotation

astra – is a missile hurled by chanting a mantra and śastra – is a weapon held in the hand by the fighter. Air and fire referred to above are the astra–s we find in our mythological tales.

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