महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-13, verse-168
मत्स्यौ स्वर्णमयौ कुर्यात् मण्डूकावपि हेमजौ ।
राजतौ मकरौ कूर्ममिथुनं ताम्ररिन्तिकम् ॥१६८॥
राजतौ मकरौ कूर्ममिथुनं ताम्ररिन्तिकम् ॥१६८॥
168. matsyau svarṇamayau kuryāt maṇḍūkāvapi hemajau ,
rājatau makarau kūrmamithunaṁ tāmrarintikam.
rājatau makarau kūrmamithunaṁ tāmrarintikam.
168.
matsyau svarṇamayau kuryāt maṇḍūkāv api hemajau
rājatau makarau kūrmamithunaṃ tāmrarintikam
rājatau makarau kūrmamithunaṃ tāmrarintikam
168.
matsyau svarṇamayau kuryāt api maṇḍūkau hemajau
rājatau makarau kūrmamithunaṃ tāmrarintikam
rājatau makarau kūrmamithunaṃ tāmrarintikam
168. One should make two fishes out of gold, and two frogs also out of gold, two crocodiles of silver, and a pair of tortoises of copper or other specified material.
Words meanings summery:
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- मत्स्यौ (matsyau) - two fishes
- स्वर्णमयौ (svarṇamayau) - made of gold (dual masculine)
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should make, should perform
- मण्डूकाव् (maṇḍūkāv) - two frogs
- अपि (api) - also, even
- हेमजौ (hemajau) - golden, made of gold (dual masculine)
- राजतौ (rājatau) - made of silver (dual masculine)
- मकरौ (makarau) - two crocodiles
- कूर्ममिथुनम् (kūrmamithunam) - a pair of tortoises
- ताम्ररिन्तिकम् (tāmrarintikam) - made of copper (or similar material)
Words meanings and morphology
मत्स्यौ (matsyau) - two fishes
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of matsya
matsya - fish
स्वर्णमयौ (svarṇamayau) - made of gold (dual masculine)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of svarṇamaya
svarṇamaya - made of gold
From svarṇa with suffix maya
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should make, should perform
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
मण्डूकाव् (maṇḍūkāv) - two frogs
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of maṇḍūka
maṇḍūka - frog
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
हेमजौ (hemajau) - golden, made of gold (dual masculine)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of hemaja
hemaja - born of gold, golden
From heman and ja
Compound type : tatpurusha (heman+ja)
- heman – gold
noun (neuter) - ja – born of, produced from
adjective (masculine)
Root: jan (class 4)
राजतौ (rājatau) - made of silver (dual masculine)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of rājata
rājata - made of silver, silvery
From rajata
मकरौ (makarau) - two crocodiles
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of makara
makara - crocodile
कूर्ममिथुनम् (kūrmamithunam) - a pair of tortoises
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kūrmamithuna
kūrmamithuna - pair of tortoises
Compound of kūrma and mithuna
Compound type : tatpurusha (kūrma+mithuna)
- kūrma – tortoise
noun (masculine) - mithuna – pair, couple
noun (neuter)
ताम्ररिन्तिकम् (tāmrarintikam) - made of copper (or similar material)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tāmrarintika
tāmrarintika - made of copper or similar
Uncertain or corrupt compound