महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-11, verse-73
स्वतो वा परतो वापि वधोपायं प्रकुर्वतः ।
अज्ञानवधिनां दण्डो विहितस्तस्य पापिनः ॥७३॥
अज्ञानवधिनां दण्डो विहितस्तस्य पापिनः ॥७३॥
73. svato vā parato vāpi vadhopāyaṁ prakurvataḥ ,
ajñānavadhināṁ daṇḍo vihitastasya pāpinaḥ.
ajñānavadhināṁ daṇḍo vihitastasya pāpinaḥ.
73.
svataḥ vā parataḥ vā api vadhopāyam prakurvataḥ
ajñānavadhinām daṇḍaḥ vihitaḥ tasya pāpinaḥ
ajñānavadhinām daṇḍaḥ vihitaḥ tasya pāpinaḥ
73.
svataḥ vā parataḥ vā api vadhopāyam prakurvataḥ
ajñānavadhinām tasya pāpinaḥ daṇḍaḥ vihitaḥ
ajñānavadhinām tasya pāpinaḥ daṇḍaḥ vihitaḥ
73. Whether by oneself or through another, for one who plots a method of execution, punishment is prescribed by that sinner even for an unwitting killing.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वतः (svataḥ) - by oneself, personally
- वा (vā) - or
- परतः (parataḥ) - by another, from another
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - also, even
- वधोपायम् (vadhopāyam) - means of execution, method of killing
- प्रकुर्वतः (prakurvataḥ) - of one who is doing, of one who is executing or preparing
- अज्ञानवधिनाम् (ajñānavadhinām) - of unwitting slaughters, of unintentional killings
- दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment, penalty
- विहितः (vihitaḥ) - prescribed, ordained, laid down
- तस्य (tasya) - of that
- पापिनः (pāpinaḥ) - of the sinner, of the wicked person
Words meanings and morphology
स्वतः (svataḥ) - by oneself, personally
(adverb)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
परतः (parataḥ) - by another, from another
(adverb)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
वधोपायम् (vadhopāyam) - means of execution, method of killing
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vadhopāya
vadhopāya - means of slaughter, method of execution
Compound of vadha (slaughter) and upaya (means)
Root: vadh (class 1)
प्रकुर्वतः (prakurvataḥ) - of one who is doing, of one who is executing or preparing
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prakurvat
prakurvat - making, performing, preparing
Present active participle
From pra + kṛ
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अज्ञानवधिनाम् (ajñānavadhinām) - of unwitting slaughters, of unintentional killings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ajñānavadhin
ajñānavadhin - one who causes unwitting killing
Compound of ajñāna (ignorance) and vadhin (killer)
Root: vadh (class 1)
दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment, penalty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - stick, punishment, penalty
विहितः (vihitaḥ) - prescribed, ordained, laid down
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita
vihita - prescribed, ordained, arranged
Past Passive Participle
From vi + dhā
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
तस्य (tasya) - of that
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
पापिनः (pāpinaḥ) - of the sinner, of the wicked person
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pāpin
pāpin - sinner, evil-doer
From pāpa within suffix