महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-12, verse-54
अधोगामिषु वित्तेषु पुमान् ज्यायानधस्तनः ।
ऊर्ध्वगामिधने श्रेष्ठः पुमानूर्ध्वोद्भवो भवेत् ॥५४॥
ऊर्ध्वगामिधने श्रेष्ठः पुमानूर्ध्वोद्भवो भवेत् ॥५४॥
54. adhogāmiṣu vitteṣu pumān jyāyānadhastanaḥ ,
ūrdhvagāmidhane śreṣṭhaḥ pumānūrdhvodbhavo bhavet.
ūrdhvagāmidhane śreṣṭhaḥ pumānūrdhvodbhavo bhavet.
54.
adhogāmiṣu vitteṣu pumān jyāyān adhastanaḥ
ūrdhvagāmidhane śreṣṭhaḥ pumān ūrdhvodbhavaḥ bhavet
ūrdhvagāmidhane śreṣṭhaḥ pumān ūrdhvodbhavaḥ bhavet
54.
adhogāmiṣu vitteṣu adhastanaḥ pumān jyāyān (bhavet),
ūrdhvagāmidhane śreṣṭhaḥ ūrdhvodbhavaḥ pumān bhavet
ūrdhvagāmidhane śreṣṭhaḥ ūrdhvodbhavaḥ pumān bhavet
54. When wealth flows downward, the lower-positioned male is superior, whereas when wealth flows upward, the higher-born male is the best.
Words meanings summery:
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- अधोगामिषु (adhogāmiṣu) - going downwards, flowing downwards
- वित्तेषु (vitteṣu) - in wealth, in property, in money
- पुमान् (pumān) - man, male
- ज्यायान् (jyāyān) - superior, greater, elder
- अधस्तनः (adhastanaḥ) - situated below, lower, inferior
- ऊर्ध्वगामिधने (ūrdhvagāmidhane) - in upward-flowing wealth, in wealth going upwards
- श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, highest
- पुमान् (pumān) - man, male
- ऊर्ध्वोद्भवः (ūrdhvodbhavaḥ) - arising from above, higher-born, superior origin
- भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be, becomes
Words meanings and morphology
अधोगामिषु (adhogāmiṣu) - going downwards, flowing downwards
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of adhogāmin
adhogāmin - going downwards, flowing downwards
adhos + gāmin
Compound type : tatpurusha (adhas+gāmin)
- adhas – below, downwards
indeclinable - gāmin – going, moving
adjective (masculine)
gam + ṇini
Root: gam (class 1)
वित्तेषु (vitteṣu) - in wealth, in property, in money
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of vitta
vitta - wealth, property, known
Past Passive Participle
vid + ta
Root: vid (class 4)
पुमान् (pumān) - man, male
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puṃs
puṁs - man, male, person
ज्यायान् (jyāyān) - superior, greater, elder
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jyāyas
jyāyas - superior, greater, older
comparative form of yuvan/vṛddha
अधस्तनः (adhastanaḥ) - situated below, lower, inferior
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhastana
adhastana - situated below, lower
adhas + tana
ऊर्ध्वगामिधने (ūrdhvagāmidhane) - in upward-flowing wealth, in wealth going upwards
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ūrdhvagāmidhana
ūrdhvagāmidhana - upward-flowing wealth
ūrdhvagāmin + dhana
Compound type : karmadharaya (ūrdhvagāmin+dhana)
- ūrdhvagāmin – going upwards
adjective (masculine)
ūrdhva + gāmin
Root: gam (class 1) - dhana – wealth, money, property
noun (neuter)
श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, highest
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha
śreṣṭha - best, most excellent
superlative of śrī
पुमान् (pumān) - man, male
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puṃs
puṁs - man, male, person
ऊर्ध्वोद्भवः (ūrdhvodbhavaḥ) - arising from above, higher-born, superior origin
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvodbhava
ūrdhvodbhava - higher-born, arising from above
ūrdhva + udbhava
Compound type : tatpurusha (ūrdhva+udbhava)
- ūrdhva – high, upward
adjective (adjective) - udbhava – origin, birth, arising
noun (masculine)
ud + bhū + a
Prefix: ut
Root: bhū (class 1)
भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, should be, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)