महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-10, verse-84
प्रेतभूमौ शवं नीत्वा स्नापयित्वा घृतोक्षितम् ।
उत्तराभिमुखं कृत्वा शाययेत्तं चितोपरि ॥८४॥
उत्तराभिमुखं कृत्वा शाययेत्तं चितोपरि ॥८४॥
84. pretabhūmau śavaṁ nītvā snāpayitvā ghṛtokṣitam ,
uttarābhimukhaṁ kṛtvā śāyayettaṁ citopari.
uttarābhimukhaṁ kṛtvā śāyayettaṁ citopari.
84.
pretabhūmau śavam nītvā snāpayitvā ghṛtokṣitam
uttarābhimukham kṛtvā śāyayettam citopari
uttarābhimukham kṛtvā śāyayettam citopari
84.
pretabhūmau śavam nītvā snāpayitvā ghṛtokṣitam
uttarābhimukham kṛtvā tam citopari śāsayet
uttarābhimukham kṛtvā tam citopari śāsayet
84. Having taken the corpse to the cremation ground, having bathed it and anointed it with ghee, and having made it face north, one should lay it upon the funeral pyre.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रेतभूमौ (pretabhūmau) - to the cremation ground, in the cremation ground
- शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body
- नीत्वा (nītvā) - having led, having taken
- स्नापयित्वा (snāpayitvā) - having caused to bathe, having bathed
- घृतोक्षितम् (ghṛtokṣitam) - anointed with ghee, sprinkled with clarified butter
- उत्तराभिमुखम् (uttarābhimukham) - facing north
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done
- शासयेत् (śāsayet) - one should lay down, one should cause to lie
- तम् (tam) - him, that (corpse)
- चितोपरि (citopari) - upon the funeral pyre
Words meanings and morphology
प्रेतभूमौ (pretabhūmau) - to the cremation ground, in the cremation ground
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of pretabhūmi
pretabhūmi - cremation ground, cemetery
Compound of preta (corpse) and bhūmi (ground)
Compound type : tatpurusha (preta+bhūmi)
- preta – departed, dead person, corpse
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from pra + i
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2) - bhūmi – earth, ground, place
noun (feminine)
शवम् (śavam) - corpse, dead body
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śava
śava - corpse, dead body
Root: śiv (class 1)
नीत्वा (nītvā) - having led, having taken
(verb)
absolutive
root nī with ktvā
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: absolutive / gerund
स्नापयित्वा (snāpayitvā) - having caused to bathe, having bathed
(verb)
absolutive of causative
causative of snā with ktvā
Root: snā (class 2)
Note: absolutive / gerund
घृतोक्षितम् (ghṛtokṣitam) - anointed with ghee, sprinkled with clarified butter
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ghṛtokṣita
ghṛtokṣita - sprinkled or anointed with ghee
Past Passive Participle
Compound of ghṛta and ukṣita
Compound type : tatpurusha (ghṛta+ukṣita)
- ghṛta – clarified butter, ghee
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from ghṛ
Root: ghṛ (class 3) - ukṣita – sprinkled, moistened
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from ukṣ
Root: ukṣ (class 1)
उत्तराभिमुखम् (uttarābhimukham) - facing north
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of uttarābhimukha
uttarābhimukha - facing north
Compound of uttara and abhimukha
Compound type : bahuvrihi (uttara+abhimukha)
- uttara – northern, higher, subsequent
adjective (neuter) - abhimukha – facing towards, directed towards
adjective (masculine)
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done
(verb)
absolutive
root kṛ with ktvā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: absolutive / gerund
शासयेत् (śāsayet) - one should lay down, one should cause to lie
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of śās
causative / precative or potential
from śī or śās
Root: śī (class 2)
तम् (tam) - him, that (corpse)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
चितोपरि (citopari) - upon the funeral pyre
(adverb)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (citā+upari)
- citā – funeral pyre
noun (feminine)
Root: ci (class 5) - upari – above, upon, over
indeclinable