महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-24
लोष्टवत् परवित्तेषु पश्यन्तो मानवास्तदा ।
आसन् स्वधर्मनिरताः सदा सन्मार्गवर्त्तिनः ॥२४॥
आसन् स्वधर्मनिरताः सदा सन्मार्गवर्त्तिनः ॥२४॥
24. loṣṭavat paravitteṣu paśyanto mānavāstadā ,
āsan svadharmaniratāḥ sadā sanmārgavarttinaḥ.
āsan svadharmaniratāḥ sadā sanmārgavarttinaḥ.
24.
loṣṭavat paravitteṣu paśyanto mānavāḥ tadā
āsan svadharmaniratāḥ sadā sanmārgavartinaḥ
āsan svadharmaniratāḥ sadā sanmārgavartinaḥ
24.
tadā mānavāḥ paravitteṣu loṣṭavat paśyantaḥ
svadharmaniratāḥ sadā sanmārgavartinaḥ āsan
svadharmaniratāḥ sadā sanmārgavartinaḥ āsan
24. and regarding other people's wealth as mere clods of earth, those mortals at that time were always devoted to their own righteous duty and walked upon the true path.
Words meanings summery:
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- लोष्टवत् (loṣṭavat) - like a lump of clay, like a clod of earth
- परवित्तेषु (paravitteṣu) - in other people's wealth, regarding another's riches
- पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - seeing, looking upon, regarding
- मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, mortals, men
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- आसन् (āsan) - were
- स्वधर्मनिरताः (svadharmaniratāḥ) - devoted to their own dharma, dedicated to their proper duties
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever
- सन्मार्गवर्तिनः (sanmārgavartinaḥ) - following the good path, walking on the right path, virtuous
Words meanings and morphology
लोष्टवत् (loṣṭavat) - like a lump of clay, like a clod of earth
(indeclinable)
परवित्तेषु (paravitteṣu) - in other people's wealth, regarding another's riches
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of paravitta
paravitta - another's wealth, foreign property
Compound type : tatpurusha (para+vitta)
- para – other, another's
adjective (masculine) - vitta – wealth, property, riches
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root vid
Root: vid
पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - seeing, looking upon, regarding
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paśyat
paśyat - seeing, beholding
Present Active Participle
from root dṛś (paś)
Root: dṛś
मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, mortals, men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava
mānava - human, mortal, man
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
आसन् (āsan) - were
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (hyaṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
स्वधर्मनिरताः (svadharmaniratāḥ) - devoted to their own dharma, dedicated to their proper duties
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of svadharmanirata
svadharmanirata - devoted to one's own dharma
Compound type : tatpurusha (svadharma+nirata)
- svadharma – one's own dharma or prescribed duty
noun (masculine) - nirata – devoted to, engaged in, absorbed in
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root ram with ni
Prefix: ni
Root: ram
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
सन्मार्गवर्तिनः (sanmārgavartinaḥ) - following the good path, walking on the right path, virtuous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sanmārgavartin
sanmārgavartin - walking on the right path
Compound type : tatpurusha (sanmārga+vartin)
- sanmārga – good path, righteous path
noun (masculine) - vartin – moving, abiding, following
adjective (masculine)
Root: vṛt