महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-10, verse-85
सम्बोधनान्तं तद्गोत्रं प्रेताख्यानं समुच्चरन् ।
दत्त्वा पिण्डं प्रेतमुखे दहेद्वह्निमनुं स्मरन् ॥८५॥
दत्त्वा पिण्डं प्रेतमुखे दहेद्वह्निमनुं स्मरन् ॥८५॥
85. sambodhanāntaṁ tadgotraṁ pretākhyānaṁ samuccaran ,
dattvā piṇḍaṁ pretamukhe dahedvahnimanuṁ smaran.
dattvā piṇḍaṁ pretamukhe dahedvahnimanuṁ smaran.
85.
sambodhanāntam tatgotram pretākhyānam samuccaran
dattvā piṇḍam pretamukhe dahedvahnimanum smaran
dattvā piṇḍam pretamukhe dahedvahnimanum smaran
85.
tat gotram sambodhanāntam pretākhyānam samuccaran
piṇḍam pretamukhe dattvā vahnimanum smaran dahet
piṇḍam pretamukhe dattvā vahnimanum smaran dahet
85. Uttering its lineage ending with a vocative name and the designation of the deceased, placing a pindam at the mouth of the corpse, and remembering the fire-mantra, one should cremate it.
Words meanings summery:
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- सम्बोधनान्तम् (sambodhanāntam) - ending with a vocative, having a vocative at the end
- तत् (tat) - that
- गोत्रम् (gotram) - lineage, clan, family stock
- प्रेताख्यानम् (pretākhyānam) - designation or name of the deceased
- समुच्चरन् (samuccaran) - uttering, pronouncing
- दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having placed
- पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) - rice ball, pindam, funeral offering
- प्रेतमुखे (pretamukhe) - at the mouth of the corpse
- दहेत् (dahet) - one should burn, one should cremate
- वह्निमनुम् (vahnimanum) - fire-mantra, mantra of Agni
- स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering, calling to mind
Words meanings and morphology
सम्बोधनान्तम् (sambodhanāntam) - ending with a vocative, having a vocative at the end
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sambodhanānta
sambodhanānta - ending with a vocative
Compound of sambodhana and anta
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sambodhana+anta)
- sambodhana – addressing, calling, vocative case
noun (neuter)
from sam + buh / budh or similar, actually sam + budh
Prefix: sam
Root: budh (class 1) - anta – end, limit, termination
noun (masculine)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
गोत्रम् (gotram) - lineage, clan, family stock
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gotra
gotra - lineage, family, clan
प्रेताख्यानम् (pretākhyānam) - designation or name of the deceased
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pretākhyāna
pretākhyāna - designation or appellation of the deceased
Compound of preta and ākhyāna
Compound type : tatpurusha (preta+ākhyāna)
- preta – corpse, departed person
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from pra + i
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2) - ākhyāna – narration, tale, designation, naming
noun (neuter)
from ā + khyā
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
समुच्चरन् (samuccaran) - uttering, pronouncing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samuccarat
samuccarat - uttering, pronouncing
Present Active Participle
sam + ud + car with sat
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: car (class 1)
Note: present active participle
दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having placed
(verb)
absolutive
root dā with ktvā
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: absolutive / gerund
पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) - rice ball, pindam, funeral offering
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of piṇḍa
piṇḍa - lump, ball of rice, pindam
प्रेतमुखे (pretamukhe) - at the mouth of the corpse
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pretamukha
pretamukha - mouth of the corpse
Compound of preta and mukha
Compound type : tatpurusha (preta+mukha)
- preta – corpse
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from pra + i
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2) - mukha – mouth, face
noun (neuter)
दहेत् (dahet) - one should burn, one should cremate
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of dah
root dah
Root: dah (class 1)
वह्निमनुम् (vahnimanum) - fire-mantra, mantra of Agni
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vahnimanu
vahnimanu - fire-mantra
Compound of vahni and manu
Compound type : tatpurusha (vahni+manu)
- vahni – fire, Agni
noun (masculine)
from vah
Root: vah (class 1) - manu – mantra, sacred formula
noun (masculine)
from man
Root: man (class 8)
स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering, calling to mind
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smarat
smarat - remembering, mindful
Present Active Participle
from smṛ with sat
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: present active participle