महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-32
त्यक्तुं कर्तुं न चार्हन्ति सदा कातरचेतसः ।
वेदार्थयुक्तशास्त्राणि स्मृतिरूपाणि भूतले ॥३२॥
वेदार्थयुक्तशास्त्राणि स्मृतिरूपाणि भूतले ॥३२॥
32. tyaktuṁ kartuṁ na cārhanti sadā kātaracetasaḥ ,
vedārthayuktaśāstrāṇi smṛtirūpāṇi bhūtale.
vedārthayuktaśāstrāṇi smṛtirūpāṇi bhūtale.
32.
tyaktum kartum na ca arhanti sadā kātaracetasaḥ
vedārthayuktaśāstrāṇi smṛtirūpāṇi bhūtale
vedārthayuktaśāstrāṇi smṛtirūpāṇi bhūtale
32.
sadā kātaracetasaḥ vedārthayuktaśāstrāṇi
smṛtirūpāṇi tyaktum kartum na ca arhanti bhūtale
smṛtirūpāṇi tyaktum kartum na ca arhanti bhūtale
32. Being constantly faint-hearted, they were neither able to abandon nor to practice the śāstras in the form of smṛtis, which are connected with the meaning of the Vedas upon the earth.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up
- कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to practice, to perform
- न (na) - not
- च (ca) - and
- अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - they are able, they deserve, they ought
- सदा (sadā) - always, constantly
- कातरचेतसः (kātaracetasaḥ) - having faint hearts, cowardly, timid, disheartened
- वेदार्थयुक्तशास्त्राणि (vedārthayuktaśāstrāṇi) - treatises connected with the meaning of the Vedas
- स्मृतिरूपाणि (smṛtirūpāṇi) - having the form of smṛtis, taking the form of traditional codes
- भूतले (bhūtale) - on the surface of the earth, on earth
Words meanings and morphology
त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to give up
(verb)
infinitive of tyaj
infinitive
root tyaj + tumun
Root: tyaj (class 1)
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to practice, to perform
(verb)
infinitive of kṛ
infinitive
root kṛ + tumun
Root: kṛ (class 8)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - they are able, they deserve, they ought
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of arh
root arh
Root: arh (class 1)
सदा (sadā) - always, constantly
(indeclinable)
कातरचेतसः (kātaracetasaḥ) - having faint hearts, cowardly, timid, disheartened
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kātaracetas
kātaracetas - having a timid mind
kātara + cetas
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kātara+cetas)
- kātara – timid, afraid, fainthearted
adjective (masculine) - cetas – mind, heart
noun (neuter)
वेदार्थयुक्तशास्त्राणि (vedārthayuktaśāstrāṇi) - treatises connected with the meaning of the Vedas
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vedārthayuktaśāstra
vedārthayuktaśāstra - treatise endowed with the meaning of the Veda
veda + artha + yukta + śāstra
Compound type : tatpurusha (vedārthayukta+śāstra)
- vedārthayuktad – connected with the meaning of the Veda
adjective (neuter)
veda + artha + yukta - śāstra – treatise, scripture
noun (neuter)
from śās
Root: śās (class 2)
स्मृतिरूपाणि (smṛtirūpāṇi) - having the form of smṛtis, taking the form of traditional codes
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of smṛtirūpa
smṛtirūpa - having the form of smṛti
smṛti + rūpa
Compound type : bahuvrihi (smṛti+rūpa)
- smṛti – smṛti scripture, tradition
noun (feminine)
from smṛ
Root: smṛ (class 1) - rūpa – form, shape
noun (neuter)
भूतले (bhūtale) - on the surface of the earth, on earth
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala
bhūtala - surface of the earth
bhū + tala
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+tala)
- bhū – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - tala – surface, floor, palm
noun (neuter)