महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-12, verse-127
न दण्डार्हः प्रतिनिधिस्तथा दूतोऽपि सुव्रते ।
नियोक्तृकृतदोषेण विधिरेष सनातनः ॥१२७॥
नियोक्तृकृतदोषेण विधिरेष सनातनः ॥१२७॥
127. na daṇḍārhaḥ pratinidhistathā dūto'pi suvrate ,
niyoktṛkṛtadoṣeṇa vidhireṣa sanātanaḥ.
niyoktṛkṛtadoṣeṇa vidhireṣa sanātanaḥ.
127.
na daṇḍārhaḥ pratinidhiḥ tathā dūtaḥ api
suvrate niyokṛkṛtadoṣeṇa vidhiḥ eṣa sanātanaḥ
suvrate niyokṛkṛtadoṣeṇa vidhiḥ eṣa sanātanaḥ
127.
suvrate pratinidhiḥ tathā dūtaḥ api
niyokṛkṛtadoṣeṇa na daṇḍārhaḥ eṣa sanātanaḥ vidhiḥ
niyokṛkṛtadoṣeṇa na daṇḍārhaḥ eṣa sanātanaḥ vidhiḥ
127. O virtuous one, neither a representative nor a messenger is subject to punishment for a fault committed by the person who appointed them - this is the eternal rule.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not
- दण्डार्हः (daṇḍārhaḥ) - deserving punishment, liable to punishment
- प्रतिनिधिः (pratinidhiḥ) - representative, substitute, agent
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
- दूतः (dūtaḥ) - messenger, envoy
- अपि (api) - also, even
- सुव्रते (suvrate) - O virtuous one, O one of sacred vows
- नियोकृकृतदोषेण (niyokṛkṛtadoṣeṇa) - due to a fault committed by the appointer
- विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, law, ordinance
- एषः (eṣaḥ) - this
- सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
दण्डार्हः (daṇḍārhaḥ) - deserving punishment, liable to punishment
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍārha
daṇḍārha - deserving punishment
Compound type : tatpurusha (daṇḍa+arha)
- daṇḍa – punishment, fine
noun (masculine) - arha – deserving, worthy
adjective (masculine)
प्रतिनिधिः (pratinidhiḥ) - representative, substitute, agent
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratinidhi
pratinidhi - representative, substitute, agent
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
(indeclinable)
दूतः (dūtaḥ) - messenger, envoy
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dūta
dūta - messenger, envoy
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
सुव्रते (suvrate) - O virtuous one, O one of sacred vows
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of suvrata
suvrata - observing sacred vows, virtuous, pious
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+vrata)
- su – good, excellent
indeclinable - vrata – vow, religious observance
noun (neuter)
नियोकृकृतदोषेण (niyokṛkṛtadoṣeṇa) - due to a fault committed by the appointer
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of niyokṛkṛtadoṣa
niyokṛkṛtadoṣa - fault committed by the appointer
Compound type : tatpurusha (niyokṛ+kṛtadoṣa)
- niyokṛ – appointer, director
noun (masculine) - kṛtadoṣa – one by whom a fault has been committed, whose fault has been done
adjective (masculine)
विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, law, ordinance
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - rule, ordinance, prescription
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, perpetual