महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-11, verse-122
ब्राह्मीं भार्यां सुरां मत्ताः पाययन्तो द्विजातयः ।
शुध्येयुर्भार्यया सार्धं पञ्चाहं कणभोजनात् ॥१२२॥
शुध्येयुर्भार्यया सार्धं पञ्चाहं कणभोजनात् ॥१२२॥
122. brāhmīṁ bhāryāṁ surāṁ mattāḥ pāyayanto dvijātayaḥ ,
śudhyeyurbhāryayā sārdhaṁ pañcāhaṁ kaṇabhojanāt.
śudhyeyurbhāryayā sārdhaṁ pañcāhaṁ kaṇabhojanāt.
122.
brāhmīṃ bhāryāṃ surāṃ mattāḥ pāyayanto dvijātayaḥ
śudhyeyur bhāryayā sārdhaṃ pañcāhaṃ kaṇabhojanāt
śudhyeyur bhāryayā sārdhaṃ pañcāhaṃ kaṇabhojanāt
122.
mattāḥ dvijātayaḥ brāhmīṃ bhāryāṃ surāṃ pāyayantaḥ
pañcāhaṃ kaṇabhojanāt bhāryayā sārdhaṃ śudhyeyuḥ
pañcāhaṃ kaṇabhojanāt bhāryayā sārdhaṃ śudhyeyuḥ
122. If intoxicated brahmins make their brahmin wives drink wine, they become purified along with their wives by eating only rice-grains for five days.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मीं (brāhmīṁ) - of the brahmin class (referring to the wife) (brahmin, feminine, related to Brahmā or brahmin)
- भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife
- सुराम् (surām) - wine, liquor, intoxicating drink
- मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - intoxicated, drunk, mad
- पायवन्तः (pāyavantaḥ) - causing to drink, making drink
- द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - brahmins (twice-born men, brahmins)
- शुध्येयुः (śudhyeyuḥ) - they should become pure, they are purified
- भार्यया (bhāryayā) - with the wife, by the wife
- सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with, together with
- पञ्चाहम् (pañcāham) - for five days
- कणभोजनात् (kaṇabhojanāt) - from eating rice-grains, by eating broken rice
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मीं (brāhmīṁ) - of the brahmin class (referring to the wife) (brahmin, feminine, related to Brahmā or brahmin)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of brāhmī
brāhmī - female brahmin, divine speech, goddess
feminine form derived from brahman
भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife
from bhar (to support)
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
सुराम् (surām) - wine, liquor, intoxicating drink
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of surā
surā - wine, spirit, liquor
मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - intoxicated, drunk, mad
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of matta
matta - intoxicated, excited, drunk
Past Passive Participle
from root mad
Root: mad (class 4)
पायवन्तः (pāyavantaḥ) - causing to drink, making drink
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pāyayat
pāyayat - causing to drink
Present Active Participle (causative)
causative participle from pā
Root: pā (class 1)
Note: Written as pāyayanto in sandhi
द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - brahmins (twice-born men, brahmins)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijāti
dvijāti - twice-born, brahmin
dvi (twice) + jāti (birth)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvi+jāti)
- dvi – two
adjective - jāti – birth, class
noun (feminine)
Root: jan (class 4)
शुध्येयुः (śudhyeyuḥ) - they should become pure, they are purified
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of śudh
Root: śudh (class 4)
Note: Written as śudhyeyur in sandhi
भार्यया (bhāryayā) - with the wife, by the wife
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife
from bhar
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with, together with
(indeclinable)
पञ्चाहम् (pañcāham) - for five days
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pañcāha
pañcāha - period of five days
pañca (five) + aha (day)
Compound type : dvigu (pañca+aha)
- pañca – five
adjective - aha – day
noun (masculine)
कणभोजनात् (kaṇabhojanāt) - from eating rice-grains, by eating broken rice
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kaṇabhojana
kaṇabhojana - eating grain-refuse or broken rice
kaṇa (grain particle) + bhojana (eating)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kaṇa+bhojana)
- kaṇa – particle of grain, broken rice
noun (masculine) - bhojana – eating, food
noun (neuter)
Root: bhuj (class 6)