महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-10, verse-138
पीतरक्तासितश्वेतश्यामलैः सुमनोहरम् ।
मण्डलं सर्वतोभद्रं विदद्यात् श्रीगुरुस्ततः ॥१३८॥
मण्डलं सर्वतोभद्रं विदद्यात् श्रीगुरुस्ततः ॥१३८॥
138. pītaraktāsitaśvetaśyāmalaiḥ sumanoharam ,
maṇḍalaṁ sarvatobhadraṁ vidadyāt śrīgurustataḥ.
maṇḍalaṁ sarvatobhadraṁ vidadyāt śrīgurustataḥ.
138.
pītaraktāsitaśvetaśāmalaiḥ sumanoharam maṇḍalam
sarvatobhadram vidadhāt śrīguruḥ tataḥ
sarvatobhadram vidadhāt śrīguruḥ tataḥ
138.
tataḥ śrīguruḥ pītaraktāsitaśvetaśāmalaiḥ
sumanoharam sarvatobhadram maṇḍalam vidadhāt
sumanoharam sarvatobhadram maṇḍalam vidadhāt
138. Then the revered guru should prepare the exceedingly beautiful sarvatobhadra maṇḍala, adorned with yellow, red, black, white, and dark hues.
Words meanings summery:
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- पीतरक्तासितश्वेतशामलैः (pītaraktāsitaśvetaśāmalaiḥ) - by yellow, red, black, white, and dark
- सुमनोहरम् (sumanoharam) - exceedingly beautiful, very charming
- मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - circle, diagram, maṇḍala
- सर्वतोभद्रम् (sarvatobhadram) - sarvatobhadra (a specific ritual diagram)
- विदधात् (vidadhāt) - should arrange, should make, should prepare
- श्रीगुरुः (śrīguruḥ) - the revered guru, the illustrious teacher
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards
Words meanings and morphology
पीतरक्तासितश्वेतशामलैः (pītaraktāsitaśvetaśāmalaiḥ) - by yellow, red, black, white, and dark
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pītaraktāsitaśvetaśāmala
pītaraktāsitaśvetaśāmala - yellow, red, black, white, and dark
A karmadhāraya or dvandva compound describing the colors.
Compound type : dvandva (pīta+rakta+asita+śveta+śāmala)
- pīta – yellow
adjective (masculine) - rakta – red
adjective (masculine) - asita – black
adjective (masculine) - śveta – white
adjective (masculine) - śāmala – dark
adjective (masculine)
सुमनोहरम् (sumanoharam) - exceedingly beautiful, very charming
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sumanohara
sumanohara - exceedingly beautiful
prefixed with su
Compound type : tatpurusha (su+manohara)
- su – well, very
indeclinable - manohara – charming, beautiful
adjective (masculine)
मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - circle, diagram, maṇḍala
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala
maṇḍala - circle, ritual diagram
सर्वतोभद्रम् (sarvatobhadram) - sarvatobhadra (a specific ritual diagram)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvatobhadra
sarvatobhadra - auspicious on all sides, sarvatobhadra maṇḍala
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarvatas+bhadra)
- sarvatas – from all sides, everywhere
indeclinable - bhadra – auspicious, good
adjective (neuter)
विदधात् (vidadhāt) - should arrange, should make, should prepare
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vidhā
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
श्रीगुरुः (śrīguruḥ) - the revered guru, the illustrious teacher
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīguru
śrīguru - the revered guru
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+guru)
- śrī – glory, auspiciousness, majesty
noun (feminine) - guru – teacher
noun (masculine)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards
(indeclinable)