महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-11, verse-95
लिपिः प्रमाणं सर्वेषां सर्वत्रैव प्रशस्यते ।
विशेषाद्व्यवहारेषु न विनश्येच्चिरं यतः ॥९५॥
विशेषाद्व्यवहारेषु न विनश्येच्चिरं यतः ॥९५॥
95. lipiḥ pramāṇaṁ sarveṣāṁ sarvatraiva praśasyate ,
viśeṣādvyavahāreṣu na vinaśyecciraṁ yataḥ.
viśeṣādvyavahāreṣu na vinaśyecciraṁ yataḥ.
95.
lipiḥ pramāṇam sarveṣām sarvatra eva praśasyate
viśeṣāt vyavahāreṣu na vinaśyet ciram yataḥ
viśeṣāt vyavahāreṣu na vinaśyet ciram yataḥ
95.
sarveṣām sarvatra eva lipiḥ pramāṇam praśasyate
viśeṣāt vyavahāreṣu yataḥ ciram na vinaśyet
viśeṣāt vyavahāreṣu yataḥ ciram na vinaśyet
95. A written document is universally praised as proof for everyone everywhere, especially in legal disputes, because it does not perish over time.
Words meanings summery:
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- लिपिः (lipiḥ) - writing, written document
- प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - proof, authority
- सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, for all
- सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere
- एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, only
- प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is commended
- विशेषात् (viśeṣāt) - especially, particularly
- व्यवहारेषु (vyavahāreṣu) - in legal transactions, in judicial disputes, in legal proceedings
- न (na) - not
- विनश्येत् (vinaśyet) - would perish, would be destroyed
- चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, for long
- यतः (yataḥ) - because, since
Words meanings and morphology
लिपिः (lipiḥ) - writing, written document
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of lipi
lipi - writing, script, document
प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - proof, authority
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa
pramāṇa - proof, authority, measure
Prefix: pra
Root: mā (class 2)
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, for all
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every
सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, only
(indeclinable)
प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is commended
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of praśaṃs
Prefix: pra
Root: śaṃs (class 1)
विशेषात् (viśeṣāt) - especially, particularly
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa
viśeṣa - distinction, particularity
Prefix: vi
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
व्यवहारेषु (vyavahāreṣu) - in legal transactions, in judicial disputes, in legal proceedings
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of vyavahāra
vyavahāra - legal transaction, dispute, practice
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: hṛ (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
विनश्येत् (vinaśyet) - would perish, would be destroyed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-lin) of vinaś
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, for long
(adverb)
Note: Used adverbially in the accusative singular.
यतः (yataḥ) - because, since
(indeclinable)