महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-12, verse-63
पिण्डदात् सप्तपुरुषाः सपिण्डाः कथिताः प्रिये ।
सोदका दशमान्ताः स्युस्ततः केवलगोत्रजाः ॥६३॥
सोदका दशमान्ताः स्युस्ततः केवलगोत्रजाः ॥६३॥
63. piṇḍadāt saptapuruṣāḥ sapiṇḍāḥ kathitāḥ priye ,
sodakā daśamāntāḥ syustataḥ kevalagotrajāḥ.
sodakā daśamāntāḥ syustataḥ kevalagotrajāḥ.
63.
piṇḍa-dāt sapta-puruṣāḥ sapiṇḍāḥ kathitāḥ priye
sodakāḥ daśa-antāḥ syuḥ tataḥ kevala-gotrajāḥ
sodakāḥ daśa-antāḥ syuḥ tataḥ kevala-gotrajāḥ
63.
priye piṇḍa-dāt sapta-puruṣāḥ sapiṇḍāḥ kathitāḥ,
sodakāḥ daśa-antāḥ syuḥ,
tataḥ kevala-gotrajāḥ (santi)
sodakāḥ daśa-antāḥ syuḥ,
tataḥ kevala-gotrajāḥ (santi)
63. O dear one, sapinda relatives are declared to extend for seven generations from the giver of the funeral cake, while sodaka relatives extend up to the tenth generation, and after them are the remote relatives connected only by lineage.
Words meanings summery:
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- पिण्ड-दात् (piṇḍa-dāt) - from the giver of the funeral oblation (piṇḍa)
- सप्त-पुरुषाः (sapta-puruṣāḥ) - seven persons, seven generations
- सपिण्डाः (sapiṇḍāḥ) - sapindas (relatives sharing funeral oblations)
- कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - stated, declared, spoken
- प्रिये (priye) - O dear one, O beloved
- सोदकाः (sodakāḥ) - sodaka relatives
- दश-अन्ताः (daśa-antāḥ) - ending at the tenth generation (ending at ten, having ten as limit)
- स्युः (syuḥ) - they may be, they are
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there
- केवल-गोत्रजाः (kevala-gotrajāḥ) - relatives connected solely by family lineage (gotra)
Words meanings and morphology
पिण्ड-दात् (piṇḍa-dāt) - from the giver of the funeral oblation (piṇḍa)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of piṇḍada
piṇḍada - giver of the funeral oblation
piṇḍa + da
Compound type : tatpurusha (piṇḍa+da)
- piṇḍa – ball of rice, funeral oblation
noun (masculine) - da – giving
adjective (masculine)
from dā
Root: dā (class 3)
सप्त-पुरुषाः (sapta-puruṣāḥ) - seven persons, seven generations
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sapta-puruṣa
sapta-puruṣa - seven persons or generations
saptan + puruṣa
Compound type : karmadharaya (saptan+puruṣa)
- saptan – seven
adjective - puruṣa – person, man
noun (masculine)
सपिण्डाः (sapiṇḍāḥ) - sapindas (relatives sharing funeral oblations)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sapiṇḍa
sapiṇḍa - sapinda relative
sa + piṇḍa
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+piṇḍa)
- sa – with, same
adjective - piṇḍa – funeral oblation
noun (masculine)
कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - stated, declared, spoken
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kathita
kathita - said, stated, declared
Past Passive Participle
from kath
Root: kath (class 10)
प्रिये (priye) - O dear one, O beloved
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of priyā
priyā - beloved female, dear one
सोदकाः (sodakāḥ) - sodaka relatives
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sodaka
sodaka - relative connected by water libations
sa + udaka
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+udaka)
- sa – with, same
adjective - udaka – water
noun (neuter)
दश-अन्ताः (daśa-antāḥ) - ending at the tenth generation (ending at ten, having ten as limit)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of daśānta
daśānta - having ten as limit or end
daśan + anta
Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśan+anta)
- daśan – ten
adjective - anta – end, limit
noun (masculine)
स्युः (syuḥ) - they may be, they are
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there
(indeclinable)
केवल-गोत्रजाः (kevala-gotrajāḥ) - relatives connected solely by family lineage (gotra)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kevala-gotraja
kevala-gotraja - relative connected merely by family lineage or gotra
kevala + gotraja
Compound type : karmadharaya (kevala+gotraja)
- kevala – mere, sole, pure
adjective - gotraja – born in the same family, kinsman
noun (masculine)
gotra + ja
Root: jan (class 3)