ज्ञानार्णव-तन्त्रम्
jñānārṇava-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-12
पञ्च प्रेतान् महेशान ब्रूहि तेषां तु कारणम् ।
निर्जीवा अविनाशस्ते नित्यरूपाः कथं विभो ॥१२॥
निर्जीवा अविनाशस्ते नित्यरूपाः कथं विभो ॥१२॥
12. pañca pretān maheśāna brūhi teṣāṁ tu kāraṇam ,
nirjīvā avināśaste nityarūpāḥ kathaṁ vibho.
nirjīvā avināśaste nityarūpāḥ kathaṁ vibho.
12.
pañca pretān mahīśāna brūhi teṣāṃ tu kāraṇam
nirjīvā avināśas te nityarūpāḥ kathaṃ vibho
nirjīvā avināśas te nityarūpāḥ kathaṃ vibho
12.
mahīśāna,
pañca pretān teṣāṃ tu kāraṇam brūhi.
nirjīvāḥ avināśāḥ te kathaṃ nityarūpāḥ,
vibho?
pañca pretān teṣāṃ tu kāraṇam brūhi.
nirjīvāḥ avināśāḥ te kathaṃ nityarūpāḥ,
vibho?
12. O lord of the earth (mahīśāna), tell me about the five corpses and the reason behind them. How can those who are lifeless and indestructible possess an eternal form, O all-pervading lord?
Words meanings summery:
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- पञ्च (pañca) - five
- प्रेतान् (pretān) - corpses, departed spirits, ghosts
- महीशान (mahīśāna) - O lord of the earth (lord of the earth)
- ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (speak, tell, explain)
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those
- तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)
- कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason
- निर्जीवाः (nirjīvāḥ) - lifeless, dead
- अविनाशिनः (avināśinaḥ) - indestructible, imperishable
- ते (te) - those
- नित्यरूपाः (nityarūpāḥ) - having an eternal form
- कथम् (katham) - how?
- विभो (vibho) - O all-pervading one, O lord
Words meanings and morphology
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pañcan
pañcan - five
प्रेतान् (pretān) - corpses, departed spirits, ghosts
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of preta
preta - corpse, ghost, departed one
Past Passive Participle
pra + i
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
महीशान (mahīśāna) - O lord of the earth (lord of the earth)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīśāna
mahīśāna - lord of the earth
mahī + īśāna
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+īśāna)
- mahī – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - īśāna – ruler, lord
noun (masculine)
Root: īś (class 2)
ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (speak, tell, explain)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive
Root: kṛ (class 8)
निर्जीवाः (nirjīvāḥ) - lifeless, dead
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nirjīva
nirjīva - lifeless, devoid of life
nis + jīva
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+jīva)
- nis – out, without, away
indeclinable - jīva – living, soul, life
noun (masculine)
Root: jīv (class 1)
अविनाशिनः (avināśinaḥ) - indestructible, imperishable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of avināśin
avināśin - indestructible, imperishable
na + vināśin
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vināśin)
- a – non, un
indeclinable - vināśin – perishable, destructive
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
ते (te) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
नित्यरूपाः (nityarūpāḥ) - having an eternal form
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nityarūpa
nityarūpa - having an eternal form
nitya + rūpa
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nitya+rūpa)
- nitya – eternal, constant
adjective (masculine) - rūpa – form, shape, appearance
noun (neuter)
कथम् (katham) - how?
(indeclinable)
विभो (vibho) - O all-pervading one, O lord
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu
vibhu - all-pervading, almighty, lord
vi + bhū
Prefix: vi
Root: bhū (class 1)