महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-10, verse-203
पशोर्वक्त्राल्लब्धमन्त्रः पशुरेव न संशयः ।
वीराल्लब्धमनुर्वीरः कौलाद्भवति ब्रह्मवित् ॥२०३॥
वीराल्लब्धमनुर्वीरः कौलाद्भवति ब्रह्मवित् ॥२०३॥
203. paśorvaktrāllabdhamantraḥ paśureva na saṁśayaḥ ,
vīrāllabdhamanurvīraḥ kaulādbhavati brahmavit.
vīrāllabdhamanurvīraḥ kaulādbhavati brahmavit.
203.
paśor vaktrāl labdhamantraḥ paśur eva na saṃśayaḥ
vīrāl labdhamanur vīraḥ kaulād bhavati brahmavit
vīrāl labdhamanur vīraḥ kaulād bhavati brahmavit
203.
paśoḥ vaktrāt labdhamantraḥ paśur eva,
na saṃśayaḥ.
vīrāt labdhamanuḥ vīraḥ bhavati,
kaulāt brahmavit bhavati
na saṃśayaḥ.
vīrāt labdhamanuḥ vīraḥ bhavati,
kaulāt brahmavit bhavati
203. One who receives a mantra from the mouth of a paśu (an uninitiated or ordinary person) is nothing but a paśu himself, without a doubt. One who receives a mantra from a vīra (an advanced hero/practitioner) becomes a vīra, and one who receives it from a Kaula becomes a knower of brahman.
Words meanings summery:
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- पशोः (paśoḥ) - of a paśu, an ordinary uninitiated person (of an animal, of a beast, of an uninitiated person (paśu))
- वक्त्रात् (vaktrāt) - from the mouth, from the teachings spoken by (from the mouth, from the face)
- लब्धमन्त्रः (labdhamantraḥ) - one by whom a mantra has been received
- पशुः (paśuḥ) - a paśu, an uninitiated person (an animal, a beast, an uninitiated person (paśu))
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- न (na) - not
- संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty
- वीरात् (vīrāt) - from a hero, from a vīra (advanced practitioner)
- लब्धमनुः (labdhamanuḥ) - one by whom a mantra has been received
- वीरः (vīraḥ) - a hero, a vīra
- कौलाद् (kaulād) - from a Kaula
- भवति (bhavati) - he becomes, he is
- ब्रह्मवित् (brahmavit) - knower of brahman, knower of the absolute
Words meanings and morphology
पशोः (paśoḥ) - of a paśu, an ordinary uninitiated person (of an animal, of a beast, of an uninitiated person (paśu))
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of paśu
paśu - animal, beast, bound soul, ordinary person
वक्त्रात् (vaktrāt) - from the mouth, from the teachings spoken by (from the mouth, from the face)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of vaktra
vaktra - mouth, face
Root: vañc (class 1)
लब्धमन्त्रः (labdhamantraḥ) - one by whom a mantra has been received
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of labdhamantra
labdhamantra - one who has received a mantra
Past Passive Participle compound
Bahuvrīhi compound of labdha (received) and mantra (mantra).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (labdha+mantra)
- labdha – received, obtained
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of labh
Root: labh (class 1) - mantra – mantra, sacred utterance
noun (masculine)
पशुः (paśuḥ) - a paśu, an uninitiated person (an animal, a beast, an uninitiated person (paśu))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paśu
paśu - animal, beast, bound soul, ordinary person
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya
saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation
Prefix: sam
Root: śī (class 2)
वीरात् (vīrāt) - from a hero, from a vīra (advanced practitioner)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vīra
vīra - hero, brave man, advanced spiritual practitioner (vīra)
लब्धमनुः (labdhamanuḥ) - one by whom a mantra has been received
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of labdhamanu
labdhamanu - one who has received a mantra
Past Passive Participle compound
Bahuvrīhi compound of labdha (received) and manu (mantra).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (labdha+manu)
- labdha – received, obtained
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of labh
Root: labh (class 1) - manu – mantra, sacred formula
noun (masculine)
वीरः (vīraḥ) - a hero, a vīra
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra
vīra - hero, brave man, advanced spiritual practitioner (vīra)
कौलाद् (kaulād) - from a Kaula
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of kaula
kaula - follower of the Kaula path
भवति (bhavati) - he becomes, he is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
ब्रह्मवित् (brahmavit) - knower of brahman, knower of the absolute
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmavid
brahmavid - knower of brahman
Compound of brahman and vid.
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+vid)
- brahman – brahman, absolute reality
noun (neuter) - vid – knower, knowing
adjective (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2)