महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-10, verse-59
दैवादितो द्विजान् पिण्डान् विसृजेत्तदनन्तरम् ।
तथैव दक्षिणां कुर्यात् पक्षेषु त्रिषु तत्त्ववित् ॥५९॥
तथैव दक्षिणां कुर्यात् पक्षेषु त्रिषु तत्त्ववित् ॥५९॥
59. daivādito dvijān piṇḍān visṛjettadanantaram ,
tathaiva dakṣiṇāṁ kuryāt pakṣeṣu triṣu tattvavit.
tathaiva dakṣiṇāṁ kuryāt pakṣeṣu triṣu tattvavit.
59.
daivāt itaḥ dvijān piṇḍān visṛjet tad-anantaram
tathā eva dakṣiṇām kuryāt pakṣeṣu triṣu tattvavit
tathā eva dakṣiṇām kuryāt pakṣeṣu triṣu tattvavit
59.
tattvavit daivāt itaḥ tad anantaram dvijān piṇḍān visṛjet,
tathā eva triṣu pakṣeṣu dakṣiṇām kuryāt
tathā eva triṣu pakṣeṣu dakṣiṇām kuryāt
59. Following divine ordinance, the one who knows the truth should then offer food balls to brahmins, and likewise present gifts during the three fortnights.
Words meanings summery:
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- दैवात् (daivāt) - according to divine ordinance (from fate, by divine will, according to divine rule)
- इतः (itaḥ) - then, here (from here, hence, after this)
- द्विजान् (dvijān) - to brahmins (to twice-born ones, to brahmins)
- पिण्डान् (piṇḍān) - food balls, oblations (balls of rice, funeral oblations, food balls)
- विसृजेत् (visṛjet) - should offer (should release, should offer, should give)
- तद्-अनन्तरम् (tad-anantaram) - thereafter (thereafter, immediately after that)
- तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, in that manner, likewise)
- एव (eva) - just, exactly (indeed, exactly, just)
- दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - gift, sacrificial fee (दक्षिणा sacrificial fee, gift, donation to priests)
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should present, should make (should do, should make, should perform)
- पक्षेषु (pakṣeṣu) - in fortnights (in fortnights, in sides, in wings)
- त्रिषु (triṣu) - three (in three)
- तत्त्ववित् (tattvavit) - one who knows the truth (knower of truth, one who knows reality)
Words meanings and morphology
दैवात् (daivāt) - according to divine ordinance (from fate, by divine will, according to divine rule)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - divine, fate, deity
इतः (itaḥ) - then, here (from here, hence, after this)
(indeclinable)
द्विजान् (dvijān) - to brahmins (to twice-born ones, to brahmins)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - brahmin, twice-born
dvi + ja (born twice)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two
adjective (masculine) - ja – born
adjective (masculine)
from jan
Root: jan (class 4)
पिण्डान् (piṇḍān) - food balls, oblations (balls of rice, funeral oblations, food balls)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of piṇḍa
piṇḍa - ball, lump, food ball
विसृजेत् (visṛjet) - should offer (should release, should offer, should give)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of visṛj
prefix vi + root sṛj
From vi + sṛj (class 6p)
Prefix: vi
Root: sṛj (class 6)
तद्-अनन्तरम् (tad-anantaram) - thereafter (thereafter, immediately after that)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad-anantara
tad-anantara - subsequent to that, thereafter
tat + anantara
Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+anantara)
- tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - anantara – subsequent, following
adjective (neuter)
Note: Used adverbially as thereafter.
तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, in that manner, likewise)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - just, exactly (indeed, exactly, just)
(indeclinable)
दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - gift, sacrificial fee (दक्षिणा sacrificial fee, gift, donation to priests)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā
dakṣiṇā - sacrificial fee, donation
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should present, should make (should do, should make, should perform)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of kṛ
Root kṛ (class 8u)
Optative active form.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पक्षेषु (pakṣeṣu) - in fortnights (in fortnights, in sides, in wings)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of pakṣa
pakṣa - fortnight, side, wing
त्रिषु (triṣu) - three (in three)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of tri
tri - three
तत्त्ववित् (tattvavit) - one who knows the truth (knower of truth, one who knows reality)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tattvavid
tattvavid - knower of truth
tattva + vid (from vind/vid to know)
Compound type : tatpurusha (tattva+vid)
- tattva – truth, reality
noun (neuter) - vid – knowing
adjective (masculine)
from vid
Root: vid (class 2)