महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
-
chapter-10, verse-67
पित्रादित्रयमध्ये तु यो जीवति वरानने ।
तस्योर्द्ध्वतनमुल्लिख्य श्राद्धं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः ॥६७॥
तस्योर्द्ध्वतनमुल्लिख्य श्राद्धं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः ॥६७॥
67. pitrāditrayamadhye tu yo jīvati varānane ,
tasyorddhvatanamullikhya śrāddhaṁ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ.
tasyorddhvatanamullikhya śrāddhaṁ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ.
67.
pitrādītrayamadhye tu yaḥ jīvati varānane tasya
ūrdhvatanam ullikhya śrāddham kuryāt vicakṣaṇaḥ
ūrdhvatanam ullikhya śrāddham kuryāt vicakṣaṇaḥ
67.
varānane,
pitrādi-traya-madhye tu yaḥ jīvati,
tasya ūrdhvatanam ullikhya vicakṣaṇaḥ śrāddham kuryāt
pitrādi-traya-madhye tu yaḥ jīvati,
tasya ūrdhvatanam ullikhya vicakṣaṇaḥ śrāddham kuryāt
67. O beautiful-faced one, if among the trio of ancestors starting with the father someone is still alive, a wise person should perform the śrāddha by mentioning the one above him.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- पित्रादि (pitrādi) - starting with the father
- त्रय (traya) - trio, triad
- मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, among
- तु (tu) - however, but
- यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
- जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive
- वरानने (varānane) - O beautiful-faced one
- तस्य (tasya) - of him
- ऊर्ध्वतनम् (ūrdhvatanam) - the one higher up, the one above
- उल्लिख्य (ullikhya) - having mentioned, having cited
- श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - śrāddha (honoring ceremony)
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should perform
- विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - wise person, expert
Words meanings and morphology
पित्रादि (pitrādi) - starting with the father
(adjective)
of pitrādi
pitrādi - beginning with the father
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pitṛ+ādi)
- pitṛ – father
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, et cetera
noun (masculine)
Note: First member of a larger compound
त्रय (traya) - trio, triad
(noun)
of traya
traya - trio, triad, group of three
Note: Middle member of pitrādītrayamadhye
मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, among
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, center
तु (tu) - however, but
(indeclinable)
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which
जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv
Root: jīv (class 1)
वरानने (varānane) - O beautiful-faced one
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of varānana
varānana - having a beautiful face
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vara+ānana)
- vara – best, excellent, beautiful
adjective (masculine) - ānana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
तस्य (tasya) - of him
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - he, that
ऊर्ध्वतनम् (ūrdhvatanam) - the one higher up, the one above
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvatana
ūrdhvatana - being above, higher up, subsequent
उल्लिख्य (ullikhya) - having mentioned, having cited
(verb)
active, absolutive of ullikh
absolutive
formed with ut + likh + ya
Prefix: ut
Root: likh (class 6)
श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - śrāddha (honoring ceremony)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śrāddha
śrāddha - honoring ceremony, śrāddha
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should perform
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi-lin) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - wise person, expert
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa
vicakṣaṇa - wise, clever, expert
Prefix: vi
Root: cakṣ (class 2)