महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-10, verse-35
निधाय सलिलं देवि देवादिक्रमतः सुधीः ।
विप्रेभ्यो जलगण्डूषं दत्वा दद्यात् कुशासनम् ॥३५॥
विप्रेभ्यो जलगण्डूषं दत्वा दद्यात् कुशासनम् ॥३५॥
35. nidhāya salilaṁ devi devādikramataḥ sudhīḥ ,
viprebhyo jalagaṇḍūṣaṁ datvā dadyāt kuśāsanam.
viprebhyo jalagaṇḍūṣaṁ datvā dadyāt kuśāsanam.
35.
nidhāya salilam devi deva-ādi-kramataḥ sudhīḥ
viprebhyo jala-gaṇḍūṣam datvā daddhāt ku-āsanam
viprebhyo jala-gaṇḍūṣam datvā daddhāt ku-āsanam
35.
devi sudhīḥ salilam nidhāya deva-ādi-kramataḥ
viprebhyaḥ jala-gaṇḍūṣam datvā ku-āsanam daddhāt
viprebhyaḥ jala-gaṇḍūṣam datvā ku-āsanam daddhāt
35. (having placed water) O goddess, the wise practitioner should deposit the water according to the order starting with the deities, offer a handful of water to the brahmins, and provide a seat made of kuśa grass.
Words meanings summery:
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- निधाय (nidhāya) - having placed, having deposited, having put down
- सलिलम् (salilam) - water
- देवि (devi) - O goddess
- देव-आदि-क्रमतः (deva-ādi-kramataḥ) - according to the order beginning with the deities
- सुधीः (sudhīḥ) - the wise one, the wise practitioner, the intelligent person
- विप्रेभ्यो (viprebhyo) - to the brahmins, for the priests
- जल-गण्डूषम् (jala-gaṇḍūṣam) - a handful of water for rinsing or offering, water-gandusha
- दत्वा (datvā) - having given, having offered
- दद्धात् (daddhāt) - he should give, should offer
- कु-आसनम् (ku-āsanam) - seat made of kuśa grass, kuśāsana
Words meanings and morphology
निधाय (nidhāya) - having placed, having deposited, having put down
(indeclinable)
gerund / absolutive
root dhā with ni
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
सलिलम् (salilam) - water
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of salila
salila - water
देवि (devi) - O goddess
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, queen
देव-आदि-क्रमतः (deva-ādi-kramataḥ) - according to the order beginning with the deities
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of deva-ādi-krama
deva-ādi-krama - order starting with the gods
Compound type : bahuvrihi / tatpurusha (deva-ādi+krama)
- deva-ādi – beginning with the gods
adjective (masculine) - krama – order, sequence, step
noun (masculine)
सुधीः (sudhīḥ) - the wise one, the wise practitioner, the intelligent person
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhī
sudhī - wise, intelligent, scholar
विप्रेभ्यो (viprebhyo) - to the brahmins, for the priests
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of vipra
vipra - brahmin, priest, sage
जल-गण्डूषम् (jala-gaṇḍūṣam) - a handful of water for rinsing or offering, water-gandusha
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jala-gaṇḍūṣa
jala-gaṇḍūṣa - handful of water
Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+gaṇḍūṣa)
- jala – water
noun (neuter) - gaṇḍūṣa – mouthful, handful
noun (masculine)
दत्वा (datvā) - having given, having offered
(indeclinable)
gerund / absolutive
root dā
Root: dā (class 3)
दद्धात् (daddhāt) - he should give, should offer
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present subjunctive / imperative variant (laṭ / loṭ) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Metrically altered form for dadāt
कु-आसनम् (ku-āsanam) - seat made of kuśa grass, kuśāsana
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśāsana
kuśāsana - seat made of kuśa grass
Compound type : tatpurusha (kuśa+āsana)
- kuśa – kuśa grass
noun (masculine) - āsana – seat, sitting mat
noun (neuter)