| kanda . varga . sloka . sequence : 3.3.231.4 | |||||
| Sanskrit | ràhau dhvànte guõe tamaþ //231// | ||||
| Homonym | Sanskrit | Skt. meaning | Nepali | English | |
| 1 | tamas | ràhu | ràhu | moon's ascending node | |
| 2 | tamas | dhvànta | andhakàra | darkness | |
| 3 | tamas | guõa | tamoguõa | the third quality | |
| 4 | tamas | ÷oka | aj¤àna | grief | |
| comment / problem | |||||
| 1 | HC : from H.T. Colebrook note: 3- "According to the sàïkhya system of philosophy: darkness or illusion, contrasted to truth and passion". (p.368) (from compilation) | ||||
| Add comment to Amarakosa reference entry 3.3.231.4 |
| manuscript (tradition / date) |
phrase | Newari | English | hom no |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1_3280 (A1 / 501 NS) |
1 | ràhu | the ascending node of the moon considered as the eighth planet | |
| 2 | andhakàra | darkness | ||
| A2_3788 (A2 / 506 NS) |
1 | ràhu | the ascending node of the moon considered as the eighth planed | |
| 2 | aüdhakàra | darkness | ||
| 3 | guõa | |||
| A2b_3906 (A2 / n.d. NS) |
1 | ràhu | the ascending node of the moon considered as the eighth planet | |
| 2 | khiïu | dark | ||
| 3 | tama {7} guõa | quality of darkness | ||
| A3a_2897 (A1 / 637 NS) |
1 | ràhu | the ascending node of the moon considered as the eighth planet | |
| 2 | andhakàra | darkness | ||
| A5_3784 (A2 / 662 NS) |
1 | ràhu | the ascending node of the moon considered as the eighth planet | |
| 2 | aüdhakàra | darkness | ||
| 3 | guõa | quality | ||
| A7_3467 (A2 / 803 NS) |
1 | ràhuõa | the eclipse | |
| 2 | khiüïa | dark | ||
| 3 | {2} tàmasa guõaþ | quality of darkness |