महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-10, verse-48
दत्त्वा पिण्डमपिण्डेभ्यो मन्त्राभ्यां सुरवन्दिते ।
प्रक्षाल्य हस्तावाचान्तः सावित्रीं प्रजपंस्ततः ।
देवताभ्यस्त्रिधा जप्त्वा मण्डलानि प्रकल्पयेत् ॥४८॥
प्रक्षाल्य हस्तावाचान्तः सावित्रीं प्रजपंस्ततः ।
देवताभ्यस्त्रिधा जप्त्वा मण्डलानि प्रकल्पयेत् ॥४८॥
48. dattvā piṇḍamapiṇḍebhyo mantrābhyāṁ suravandite ,
prakṣālya hastāvācāntaḥ sāvitrīṁ prajapaṁstataḥ ,
devatābhyastridhā japtvā maṇḍalāni prakalpayet.
prakṣālya hastāvācāntaḥ sāvitrīṁ prajapaṁstataḥ ,
devatābhyastridhā japtvā maṇḍalāni prakalpayet.
48.
dattvā piṇḍam apiṇḍebhyo mantrabhyāṃ
suravandite prakṣālya hastau ācāntaḥ
sāvitrīṃ prajapan tataḥ devatābhyaḥ
tridhā japtvā maṇḍalāni prakalpayet
suravandite prakṣālya hastau ācāntaḥ
sāvitrīṃ prajapan tataḥ devatābhyaḥ
tridhā japtvā maṇḍalāni prakalpayet
48.
suravandite apiṇḍebhyaḥ piṇḍaṃ
dattvā hastau prakṣālya ācāntaḥ tataḥ
sāvitrīṃ prajapan devatābhyaḥ
tridhā japtvā maṇḍalāni prakalpayet
dattvā hastau prakṣālya ācāntaḥ tataḥ
sāvitrīṃ prajapan devatābhyaḥ
tridhā japtvā maṇḍalāni prakalpayet
48. O you who are praised by the gods (suravandite), having offered a rice ball to those who have no lineage or offerings (apiṇḍebhyaḥ), having washed your hands and sipped water, then, while silently reciting the Sāvitrī mantra, and having repeated it threefold to the deities, you should create the maṇḍalas.
Words meanings summery:
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- दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having offered the rice ball (having given, having offered)
- पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) - funeral rice ball offering (pinda) (rice ball, lump)
- अपिण्डेभ्यो (apiṇḍebhyo) - to those ancestors who receive no pindas (to those who have no rice balls, to those bereft of offerings)
- मन्त्रभ्याम् (mantrabhyām) - by means of the two mantras, with two mantras
- सुरवन्दिते (suravandite) - O Goddess, praised by the deities (O you who are praised by the gods)
- प्रक्षाल्य (prakṣālya) - having washed the hands (having washed)
- हस्तौ (hastau) - the two hands
- आचान्तः (ācāntaḥ) - having performed ācamana (one who has sipped water for purification)
- सावित्रीं (sāvitrīṁ) - the Gāyatrī or Sāvitrī mantra (the Sāvitrī mantra)
- प्रजपन् (prajapan) - while silently chanting (reciting softly, muttering repeatedly)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
- देवताभ्यः (devatābhyaḥ) - to the deities
- त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three ways, threefold
- जप्त्वा (japtvā) - having muttered, having recited
- मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - maṇḍalas, sacred diagrams or circles
- प्रकल्पयेत् (prakalpayet) - one should arrange, one should construct, one should prepare
Words meanings and morphology
दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having offered the rice ball (having given, having offered)
(indeclinable)
absolutive / gerund
root dā with ktvā suffix
Root: dā (class 3)
पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) - funeral rice ball offering (pinda) (rice ball, lump)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of piṇḍa
piṇḍa - lump, ball, mass, rice ball offering
अपिण्डेभ्यो (apiṇḍebhyo) - to those ancestors who receive no pindas (to those who have no rice balls, to those bereft of offerings)
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, plural of apiṇḍa
apiṇḍa - having no rice ball, destitute of offerings
nañ-tatpurusha compound of a + piṇḍa
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+piṇḍa)
- a – not, non
indeclinable
negative particle - piṇḍa – rice ball
noun (masculine)
मन्त्रभ्याम् (mantrabhyām) - by means of the two mantras, with two mantras
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of mantra
mantra - sacred formula, mantra
सुरवन्दिते (suravandite) - O Goddess, praised by the deities (O you who are praised by the gods)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of suravandita
suravandita - praised by the gods
Past Passive Participle
tatpurusha compound of sura + vandita
Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+vandita)
- sura – god, divine being
noun (masculine) - vandita – praised, adored
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
root vand + ta
Root: vand (class 1)
प्रक्षाल्य (prakṣālya) - having washed the hands (having washed)
(indeclinable)
absolutive / gerund
pra + kṣāl with ya suffix
Prefix: pra
Root: kṣāl (class 10)
हस्तौ (hastau) - the two hands
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of hasta
hasta - hand, forearm
आचान्तः (ācāntaḥ) - having performed ācamana (one who has sipped water for purification)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ācānta
ācānta - one who has rinsed the mouth and sipped water
Past Passive Participle
ā + cam with ta suffix
Prefix: ā
Root: cam (class 1)
सावित्रीं (sāvitrīṁ) - the Gāyatrī or Sāvitrī mantra (the Sāvitrī mantra)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī
sāvitrī - the Sāvitrī or Gāyatrī mantra
प्रजपन् (prajapan) - while silently chanting (reciting softly, muttering repeatedly)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prajapat
prajapat - whispering or muttering prayers
Present Active Participle
pra + jap with śatṛ suffix
Prefix: pra
Root: jap (class 1)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
(indeclinable)
देवताभ्यः (devatābhyaḥ) - to the deities
(noun)
Dative, feminine, plural of devatā
devatā - deity, divinity
त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three ways, threefold
जप्त्वा (japtvā) - having muttered, having recited
(indeclinable)
absolutive / gerund
root jap with ktvā suffix
Root: jap (class 1)
मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - maṇḍalas, sacred diagrams or circles
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala
maṇḍala - circle, ring, sacred diagram, maṇḍala
प्रकल्पयेत् (prakalpayet) - one should arrange, one should construct, one should prepare
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of prakalpay
causative
pra + klupt / kṛp causative
Prefix: pra
Root: kḷp (class 10)