महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-11, verse-131
अन्नाभावे च दौर्भिक्ष्ये विपदि प्राणसङ्कटे ।
निषिद्धेनाऽदनेनापि रक्षन् प्राणान्न पातकी ॥१३१॥
निषिद्धेनाऽदनेनापि रक्षन् प्राणान्न पातकी ॥१३१॥
131. annābhāve ca daurbhikṣye vipadi prāṇasaṅkaṭe ,
niṣiddhenā'danenāpi rakṣan prāṇānna pātakī.
niṣiddhenā'danenāpi rakṣan prāṇānna pātakī.
131.
anna-abhāve ca daurbhikṣye vipadi prāṇasaṅkaṭe
niṣiddhena adanena api rakṣan prāṇān na pātakī
niṣiddhena adanena api rakṣan prāṇān na pātakī
131.
annābhāve ca daurbhikṣye vipadi prāṇasaṅkaṭe
niṣiddhena adanena api prāṇān rakṣan na pātakī
niṣiddhena adanena api prāṇān rakṣan na pātakī
131. In the absence of food, during a famine, in danger, or in a crisis threatening life, protecting one's life even by consuming forbidden things does not make one a sinner.
Words meanings summery:
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- अन्नाभावे (annābhāve) - in the absence of food
- च (ca) - and
- दौर्भिक्ष्ये (daurbhikṣye) - in a famine, in scarcity
- विपदि (vipadi) - in danger, in distress, in adversity
- प्राणसङ्कटे (prāṇasaṅkaṭe) - in a crisis threatening life
- निषिद्धेन (niṣiddhena) - by forbidden
- अदनेन (adanena) - by eating, by consumption
- अपि (api) - even, also
- रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, saving
- प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, life-breaths
- न (na) - not
- पातकी (pātakī) - sinner, one who commits a sin
Words meanings and morphology
अन्नाभावे (annābhāve) - in the absence of food
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of annābhāva
annābhāva - absence of food
tatpurusha compound of anna and abhāva
Compound type : tatpurusha (anna+abhāva)
- anna – food
noun (neuter) - abhāva – absence, non-existence
noun (masculine)
Prefix: a
Root: bhū (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दौर्भिक्ष्ये (daurbhikṣye) - in a famine, in scarcity
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of daurbhikṣya
daurbhikṣya - famine, scarcity of food
taddhita derivation from dubhikṣa
विपदि (vipadi) - in danger, in distress, in adversity
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of vipad
vipad - adversity, danger, misfortune
Prefix: vi
Root: pad (class 4)
प्राणसङ्कटे (prāṇasaṅkaṭe) - in a crisis threatening life
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of prāṇasaṅkaṭa
prāṇasaṅkaṭa - danger to life, critical situation
tatpurusha compound of prāṇa and saṅkaṭa
Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+saṅkaṭa)
- prāṇa – life breath, life
noun (masculine) - saṅkaṭa – crisis, difficulty, danger
noun (neuter)
निषिद्धेन (niṣiddhena) - by forbidden
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of niṣiddha
niṣiddha - forbidden, prohibited
Past Passive Participle
from nis + sidh
Prefix: nis
Root: sidh (class 4)
अदनेन (adanena) - by eating, by consumption
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of adana
adana - eating, consuming
from root ad
Root: ad (class 2)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, saving
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣat
rakṣat - protecting
Present Active Participle
from root rakṣ 1st class
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, life-breaths
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa
prāṇa - life-breath, life
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
पातकी (pātakī) - sinner, one who commits a sin
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pātakin
pātakin - sinner
taddhita derivation from pātaka