महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-12, verse-84
द्वादशाब्दे गते तेषां दर्भदेहान् विदाहयेत् ।
त्रिरात्रान्ते तत्सुताद्यैः प्रेतत्वं परिमोचयेत् ॥८४॥
त्रिरात्रान्ते तत्सुताद्यैः प्रेतत्वं परिमोचयेत् ॥८४॥
84. dvādaśābde gate teṣāṁ darbhadehān vidāhayet ,
trirātrānte tatsutādyaiḥ pretatvaṁ parimocayet.
trirātrānte tatsutādyaiḥ pretatvaṁ parimocayet.
84.
dvādaśābde gate teṣām darbha-dehān vidāhayet
tri-rātrānte tat-sutādyaiḥ pretatvam parimocayet
tri-rātrānte tat-sutādyaiḥ pretatvam parimocayet
84.
teṣām dvādaśābde gate darbha-dehān vidāhayet
tri-rātrānte tat-sutādyaiḥ pretatvam parimocayet
tri-rātrānte tat-sutādyaiḥ pretatvam parimocayet
84. When twelve years have passed, one should cause their bodies made of darbha grass to be burned. At the end of three nights, their sons and others should release them from the state of a ghost.
Words meanings summery:
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- द्वादशाब्दे (dvādaśābde) - in the twelfth year
- गते (gate) - having passed, when elapsed
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them
- दर्भ-देहान् (darbha-dehān) - bodies made of darbha grass
- विदाहयेत् (vidāhayet) - should cause to be burned
- त्रि-रात्रान्ते (tri-rātrānte) - at the end of three nights
- तत्-सुताद्यैः (tat-sutādyaiḥ) - by their sons and others
- प्रेतत्वम् (pretatvam) - the state of a ghost (preta)
- परिमोचयेत् (parimocayet) - should release
Words meanings and morphology
द्वादशाब्दे (dvādaśābde) - in the twelfth year
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dvādaśābda
dvādaśābda - the twelfth year
Compound of dvādaśa (twelve) and abda (year)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvādaśa+abda)
- dvādaśa – twelve
adjective - abda – year
noun (masculine)
गते (gate) - having passed, when elapsed
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of gata
gata - gone, passed, elapsed
Past Passive Participle
From the root gam
Root: gam (class 1)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
दर्भ-देहान् (darbha-dehān) - bodies made of darbha grass
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of darbha-deha
darbha-deha - body made of darbha grass
Compound of darbha and deha
Compound type : tatpurusha (darbha+deha)
- darbha – darbha grass
noun (masculine) - deha – body
noun (masculine)
विदाहयेत् (vidāhayet) - should cause to be burned
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dah
causative
Causative of dah with vi prefix
Prefix: vi
Root: dah (class 1)
त्रि-रात्रान्ते (tri-rātrānte) - at the end of three nights
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tri-rātrānta
tri-rātrānta - end of three nights
Compound of tri-rātra and anta
Compound type : tatpurusha (tri-rātra+anta)
- tri-rātra – period of three nights
noun (neuter)
Compound of tri and rātra - anta – end
noun (masculine)
तत्-सुताद्यैः (tat-sutādyaiḥ) - by their sons and others
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad-sutādi
tad-sutādi - their sons and others
Compound of tad, suta, and ādi
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tad-suta+ādi)
- tad-suta – their son
noun (masculine)
Compound of tad and suta - ādi – beginning with, et cetera
adjective (masculine)
प्रेतत्वम् (pretatvam) - the state of a ghost (preta)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pretatva
pretatva - state of being a preta or ghost
Derived from preta with suffix tva
Compound type : taddhita (preta+tva)
- preta – departed, deceased, ghost
noun (masculine)
परिमोचयेत् (parimocayet) - should release
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of muc
causative
Causative of muc with pari prefix
Prefix: pari
Root: muc (class 6)