महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-11, verse-166
दिनमेकं निराहारो द्वितीयं कणभोजनः ।
अपरन्तु नयेदद्भिस्त्रिदिनव्रतमम्बिके ॥१६६॥
अपरन्तु नयेदद्भिस्त्रिदिनव्रतमम्बिके ॥१६६॥
166. dinamekaṁ nirāhāro dvitīyaṁ kaṇabhojanaḥ ,
aparantu nayedadbhistridinavratamambike.
aparantu nayedadbhistridinavratamambike.
166.
dinam ekam nirāhāraḥ dvitīyam kaṇabhojanaḥ
aparam tu nayed adbhiḥ tridinavratam ambike
aparam tu nayed adbhiḥ tridinavratam ambike
166.
ambike aparam dinam ekam nirāhāraḥ dvitīyam
kaṇabhojanaḥ tu adbhiḥ tridinavratam nayet
kaṇabhojanaḥ tu adbhiḥ tridinavratam nayet
166. O Ambikā, one should spend the first day fasting, the second day eating only grain fragments, and the third day subsisting only on water, thus observing a three-day vow.
Words meanings summery:
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- दिनम् (dinam) - day
- एकम् (ekam) - first (one)
- निराहारः (nirāhāraḥ) - without food, fasting
- द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second
- कणभोजनः (kaṇabhojanaḥ) - eating grain fragments or broken rice
- अपरम् (aparam) - third (other, remaining, subsequent)
- तु (tu) - but, and, moreover
- नयेत् (nayet) - should lead, should pass, should spend
- अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - with water
- त्रिदिनव्रतम् (tridinavratam) - three-day vow
- अम्बिके (ambike) - O mother, O Ambikā
Words meanings and morphology
दिनम् (dinam) - day
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dina
dina - day
एकम् (ekam) - first (one)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, single, a certain, first
निराहारः (nirāhāraḥ) - without food, fasting
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāhāra
nirāhāra - fasting, without food
formed from nis and āhāra
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āhāra)
- nis – out, away, without
indeclinable - āhāra – food, bringing
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - second
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dvitīya
dvitīya - second
कणभोजनः (kaṇabhojanaḥ) - eating grain fragments or broken rice
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṇabhojana
kaṇabhojana - eating grain fragments
Compound type : tatpurusha (kaṇa+bhojana)
- kaṇa – grain fragment, particle
noun (masculine) - bhojana – eating, food
noun (neuter)
Root: bhuj (class 7)
अपरम् (aparam) - third (other, remaining, subsequent)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of apara
apara - other, subsequent, following
तु (tu) - but, and, moreover
(indeclinable)
नयेत् (nayet) - should lead, should pass, should spend
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of nī
Root: nī (class 1)
अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - with water
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
त्रिदिनव्रतम् (tridinavratam) - three-day vow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tridinavrata
tridinavrata - three-day vow
Compound type : tatpurusha (tridina+vrata)
- tridina – three days
noun (neuter) - vrata – vow, religious observance
noun (neuter)
अम्बिके (ambike) - O mother, O Ambikā
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of ambikā
ambikā - mother, Goddess Ambikā