महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-16
मम रूपाऽसि देवि त्वं न भेदोऽस्ति त्वया मम ।
सर्वज्ञा किं न जानासि त्वनभिज्ञेव पृच्चसि ॥१६॥
सर्वज्ञा किं न जानासि त्वनभिज्ञेव पृच्चसि ॥१६॥
16. mama rūpā'si devi tvaṁ na bhedo'sti tvayā mama ,
sarvajñā kiṁ na jānāsi tvanabhijñeva pṛccasi.
sarvajñā kiṁ na jānāsi tvanabhijñeva pṛccasi.
16.
mama rūpā asi devi tvam na bhedaḥ asti tvayā mama
sarvajñā kim na jānāsi tvanabhijñeva pṛcchasi
sarvajñā kim na jānāsi tvanabhijñeva pṛcchasi
16.
devi,
tvam mama rūpā asi,
tvayā mama bhedaḥ na asti; sarvajñā,
kim na jānāsi,
anabhijñā iva pṛcchasi
tvam mama rūpā asi,
tvayā mama bhedaḥ na asti; sarvajñā,
kim na jānāsi,
anabhijñā iva pṛcchasi
16. O Goddess, you are my very form, and there is no distinction between you and me. You are all-knowing, so why do you ask as though you do not know?
Words meanings summery:
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- मम (mama) - of me, my
- रूपा (rūpā) - form, embodiment
- असि (asi) - you are
- देवि (devi) - O goddess
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- न (na) - not
- भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, distinction
- अस्ति (asti) - is
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- मम (mama) - of me, with me
- सर्वज्ञा (sarvajñā) - O all-knowing one
- किम् (kim) - why, whether
- न (na) - not
- जानासि (jānāsi) - you know
- त्वनभिज्ञेव (tvanabhijñeva) - as if you were ignorant
- पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask
Words meanings and morphology
मम (mama) - of me, my
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
रूपा (rūpā) - form, embodiment
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rūpā
rūpā - form, shape
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
देवि (devi) - O goddess
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
भेदः (bhedaḥ) - difference, distinction
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda
bheda - difference, division
Root: bhid (class 7)
अस्ति (asti) - is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of tvad
tvad - you
मम (mama) - of me, with me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
सर्वज्ञा (sarvajñā) - O all-knowing one
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of sarvajñā
sarvajñā - all-knowing
sarva + jña
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+jña)
- sarva – all, every
adjective (masculine) - jña – knowing, one who knows
adjective (masculine)
Root: jñā (class 9)
किम् (kim) - why, whether
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, why
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
जानासि (jānāsi) - you know
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
त्वनभिज्ञेव (tvanabhijñeva) - as if you were ignorant
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anabhijña
anabhijña - ignorant, unacquainted
na + abhijña
Compound type : tatpurusha (na+abhijña)
- na – not
indeclinable - abhijña – knowing, experienced
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: abhi
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Composed of tu + anabhijñā + iva
पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pracch
Root: pracch (class 6)