महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-10, verse-92
प्रेतश्राद्धोक्तविधिना श्राद्धं कृत्वाऽतिभक्तितः ।
ब्रह्मज्ञान् ब्राह्मणान् कौलान् क्षुधितानपि भोजयेत् ॥९२॥
ब्रह्मज्ञान् ब्राह्मणान् कौलान् क्षुधितानपि भोजयेत् ॥९२॥
92. pretaśrāddhoktavidhinā śrāddhaṁ kṛtvā'tibhaktitaḥ ,
brahmajñān brāhmaṇān kaulān kṣudhitānapi bhojayet.
brahmajñān brāhmaṇān kaulān kṣudhitānapi bhojayet.
92.
preta-śrāddhokta-vidhinā śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā ati-bhaktitaḥ
brahma-jñān brāhmaṇān kaulān kṣuditān api bhojayet
brahma-jñān brāhmaṇān kaulān kṣuditān api bhojayet
92.
preta-śrāddhokta-vidhinā ati-bhaktitaḥ śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā
brahma-jñān brāhmaṇān kaulān kṣuditān api bhojayet
brahma-jñān brāhmaṇān kaulān kṣuditān api bhojayet
92. Having performed the śrāddha with great devotion according to the prescribed rules for the preta-śrāddha, one should feed knowers of brahman, brahmins, kaulas, and even the hungry.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रेत (preta) - deceased person, ghost, preta
- श्राद्ध (śrāddha) - śrāddha, ancestral rite
- उक्त (ukta) - said, stated, prescribed
- विधिना (vidhinā) - by the rule, by the method, according to prescription
- श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - śrāddha, ancestral rite
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed
- अति (ati) - excessively, extremely, very
- भक्तितः (bhaktitaḥ) - with devotion, out of devotion
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - brahman, the absolute
- ज्ञान् (jñān) - knowers, those who know
- ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - brahmins, members of the priestly class
- कौलान् (kaulān) - kaulas, followers of the Kaula tradition
- क्षुदितान् (kṣuditān) - hungry ones, starving people
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- भोजयेत् (bhojayet) - should feed, should cause to eat
Words meanings and morphology
प्रेत (preta) - deceased person, ghost, preta
(noun)
masculine of preta
preta - a deceased person, a ghost, preta
Past Passive Participle
pra + i
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
Note: First part of a compound
श्राद्ध (śrāddha) - śrāddha, ancestral rite
(noun)
neuter of śrāddha
śrāddha - śrāddha, funeral rite, ancestral offering
Note: First part of a compound
उक्त (ukta) - said, stated, prescribed
(adjective)
neuter of ukta
ukta - said, spoken, stated
Past Passive Participle
vac
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: First part of a compound
विधिना (vidhinā) - by the rule, by the method, according to prescription
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - rule, method, prescription, ritual injunction
Compound type : tatpurusha (preta+śrāddha+ukta+vidhi)
- preta – deceased person, ghost
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
pra + i
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2) - śrāddha – śrāddha, funeral rite
noun (neuter) - ukta – said, stated, prescribed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
vac
Root: vac (class 2) - vidhi – rule, method
noun (masculine)
Root: vidh (class 6)
Note: Entire compound is a tatpurusha, here in instrumental case
श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - śrāddha, ancestral rite
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śrāddha
śrāddha - śrāddha, funeral rite, ancestral offering
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed
(verb)
active, absolutive of kṛ
absolutive
root kṛ with suffix tvā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अति (ati) - excessively, extremely, very
(indeclinable)
Note: First part of a compound
भक्तितः (bhaktitaḥ) - with devotion, out of devotion
(adverb)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+bhakti)
- ati – beyond, excessive
indeclinable - bhakti – devotion
noun (feminine)
Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Adverbial form indicating manner
ब्रह्म (brahma) - brahman, the absolute
(noun)
neuter of brahman
brahman - brahman, supreme reality, sacred prayer
Note: First part of a compound
ज्ञान् (jñān) - knowers, those who know
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of jña
jña - knowing, one who knows
from jñā
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+jña)
- brahman – brahman, supreme reality
noun (neuter) - jña – knowing, knower
adjective (masculine)
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Accusative plural form of the compound adjective
ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - brahmins, members of the priestly class
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priest
कौलान् (kaulān) - kaulas, followers of the Kaula tradition
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kaula
kaula - kaula, follower of the Kaula path
क्षुदितान् (kṣuditān) - hungry ones, starving people
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣudita
kṣudita - hungry, famished
Past Passive Participle
from kṣudh
Root: kṣudh (class 4)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
भोजयेत् (bhojayet) - should feed, should cause to eat
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhuj
causative
causative stem bhojaya
Root: bhuj (class 7)