महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-12, verse-50
अधस्ताद्गमनाभावे धनमूर्ध्वभवं गतम् ।
तत्रापि पुंसां मुख्यत्वादितं पितृकुलं शिवे ।
अतोऽत्र सन्निकृष्टोऽपि मातुलो नाप्नुयाद्धनम् ॥५०॥
तत्रापि पुंसां मुख्यत्वादितं पितृकुलं शिवे ।
अतोऽत्र सन्निकृष्टोऽपि मातुलो नाप्नुयाद्धनम् ॥५०॥
50. adhastādgamanābhāve dhanamūrdhvabhavaṁ gatam ,
tatrāpi puṁsāṁ mukhyatvāditaṁ pitṛkulaṁ śive ,
ato'tra sannikṛṣṭo'pi mātulo nāpnuyāddhanam.
tatrāpi puṁsāṁ mukhyatvāditaṁ pitṛkulaṁ śive ,
ato'tra sannikṛṣṭo'pi mātulo nāpnuyāddhanam.
50.
adhastādgamanābhāve dhanamūrdhvabhavaṃ
gatam tatra api puṃsām mukhyatvāt
itam pitṛkulaṃ śive ataḥ atra
sannikṛṣṭaḥ api mātulaḥ na āpnuyāt dhanam
gatam tatra api puṃsām mukhyatvāt
itam pitṛkulaṃ śive ataḥ atra
sannikṛṣṭaḥ api mātulaḥ na āpnuyāt dhanam
50.
śive adhastād gamanābhāve dhanam
ūrdhvabhavaṃ gatam tatra api puṃsām
mukhyatvāt pitṛkulam itam ataḥ atra
sannikṛṣṭaḥ api mātulaḥ dhanam na āpnuyāt
ūrdhvabhavaṃ gatam tatra api puṃsām
mukhyatvāt pitṛkulam itam ataḥ atra
sannikṛṣṭaḥ api mātulaḥ dhanam na āpnuyāt
50. O Śivā, in the absence of downward descent, wealth goes to the higher relatives. Because males have primary status there, the wealth goes to the father's family. Therefore, even though the maternal uncle is close by, he does not obtain the wealth.
Words meanings summery:
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- अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - from below, downwards
- गमनाभावे (gamanābhāve) - in the absence of downward movement (of wealth) (in the absence of movement, in the absence of descent/going)
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property
- ऊर्ध्वभवम् (ūrdhvabhavam) - arising upwards, going upwards
- गतम् (gatam) - gone, reached
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter
- अपि (api) - even, also
- पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of males, of men
- मुख्यत्वात् (mukhyatvāt) - because of primary status, because of pre-eminence
- इतम् (itam) - gone, reached
- पितृकुलम् (pitṛkulam) - father's family
- शिवे (śive) - O Śivā
- अतः (ataḥ) - therefore
- अत्र (atra) - here, in this case
- सन्निकृष्टः (sannikṛṣṭaḥ) - close, near, closely related
- अपि (api) - even, also
- मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - maternal uncle
- न (na) - not
- आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - should obtain, should acquire
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property
Words meanings and morphology
अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - from below, downwards
(indeclinable)
गमनाभावे (gamanābhāve) - in the absence of downward movement (of wealth) (in the absence of movement, in the absence of descent/going)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of gamanābhāva
gamanābhāva - absence of going or movement
gamana + abhāva
Compound type : tatpurusha (gamana+abhāva)
- gamana – going, movement
noun (neuter)
gam + lyuṭ
Root: gam (class 1) - abhāva – absence, non-existence
noun (masculine)
a + bhāva
Prefix: a
Root: bhū (class 1)
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, money
ऊर्ध्वभवम् (ūrdhvabhavam) - arising upwards, going upwards
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ūrdhvabhava
ūrdhvabhava - originating or going upwards
ūrdhva + bhava
Compound type : karmadharaya (ūrdhva+bhava)
- ūrdhva – upper, high, upward
adjective - bhava – becoming, arising, existing
noun (masculine)
bhū + ac
Root: bhū (class 1)
गतम् (gatam) - gone, reached
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gata
gata - gone, reached, fallen to
Past Passive Participle
gam + ta
Root: gam (class 1)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of males, of men
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs
puṁs - man, male
मुख्यत्वात् (mukhyatvāt) - because of primary status, because of pre-eminence
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of mukhyatva
mukhyatva - primary status, principal nature
mukhya + tva
इतम् (itam) - gone, reached
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ita
ita - gone, reached
Past Passive Participle
i + ta
Root: i (class 2)
पितृकुलम् (pitṛkulam) - father's family
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pitṛkula
pitṛkula - father's family or lineage
pitṛ + kula
Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+kula)
- pitṛ – father
noun (masculine) - kula – family, lineage
noun (neuter)
शिवे (śive) - O Śivā
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of śivā
śivā - auspicious female, goddess Śivā
अतः (ataḥ) - therefore
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - here, in this case
(indeclinable)
सन्निकृष्टः (sannikṛṣṭaḥ) - close, near, closely related
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sannikṛṣṭa
sannikṛṣṭa - near, close, closely related
Past Passive Participle
sam + ni + kṛṣ + ta
Prefixes: sam+ni
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - maternal uncle
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mātula
mātula - maternal uncle
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - should obtain, should acquire
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of āp
Prefix: ā
Root: āp (class 5)
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, money