महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-13, verse-171
इत्यष्टौ नागनामानि लिखित्वाऽश्वत्थपल्लवे ।
स्मृत्वा प्रणवगायत्र्यौ घटमध्ये विनिःक्षिपेत् ॥१७१॥
स्मृत्वा प्रणवगायत्र्यौ घटमध्ये विनिःक्षिपेत् ॥१७१॥
171. ityaṣṭau nāganāmāni likhitvā'śvatthapallave ,
smṛtvā praṇavagāyatryau ghaṭamadhye viniḥkṣipet.
smṛtvā praṇavagāyatryau ghaṭamadhye viniḥkṣipet.
171.
iti aṣṭau nāga-nāmāni likhitvā aśvattha-pallave
smṛtvā praṇava-gāyatryau ghaṭa-madhye viniḥkṣipet
smṛtvā praṇava-gāyatryau ghaṭa-madhye viniḥkṣipet
171.
iti aṣṭau nāga-nāmāni aśvattha-pallave likhitvā
praṇava-gāyatryau smṛtvā ghaṭa-madhye viniḥkṣipet
praṇava-gāyatryau smṛtvā ghaṭa-madhye viniḥkṣipet
171. Having thus written the eight names of the serpents on a peepul leaf, and having remembered the praṇava and the gāyatrī, one should place it inside a water pot.
Words meanings summery:
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- इति (iti) - thus, in this way
- अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
- नाग-नामानि (nāga-nāmāni) - names of serpents, names of nāgas
- लिखित्वा (likhitvā) - having written
- अश्वत्थ-पल्लवे (aśvattha-pallave) - on a peepul leaf, on a sacred fig leaf
- स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - having remembered, having called to mind
- प्रणव-गायत्र्यौ (praṇava-gāyatryau) - the praṇava (Om) and the gāyatrī mantra
- घट-मध्ये (ghaṭa-madhye) - inside the pot, in the middle of the vessel
- विनिःक्षिपेत् (viniḥkṣipet) - should throw in, should place inside, should drop in
Words meanings and morphology
इति (iti) - thus, in this way
(indeclinable)
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aṣṭan
aṣṭan - eight
नाग-नामानि (nāga-nāmāni) - names of serpents, names of nāgas
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of nāga-nāman
nāga-nāman - name of a serpent
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+nāman)
- nāga – serpent, snake, nāga
noun (masculine) - nāman – name
noun (neuter)
लिखित्वा (likhitvā) - having written
(verb)
active, absolutive of likhitvā
absolutive
root likh with absolutive suffix tvā
Root: likh (class 6)
अश्वत्थ-पल्लवे (aśvattha-pallave) - on a peepul leaf, on a sacred fig leaf
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of aśvattha-pallava
aśvattha-pallava - leaf of the aśvattha tree
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (aśvattha+pallava)
- aśvattha – aśvattha, peepul tree, sacred fig tree
noun (masculine) - pallava – sprout, shoot, leaf
noun (masculine)
स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - having remembered, having called to mind
(verb)
active, absolutive of smṛtvā
absolutive
root smṛ with absolutive suffix tvā
Root: smṛ (class 1)
प्रणव-गायत्र्यौ (praṇava-gāyatryau) - the praṇava (Om) and the gāyatrī mantra
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, dual of praṇava-gāyatrī
praṇava-gāyatrī - the praṇava and the gāyatrī
dvandva compound
Compound type : dvandva (praṇava+gāyatrī)
- praṇava – praṇava, the sacred syllable Om
noun (masculine) - gāyatrī – gāyatrī mantra
noun (feminine)
घट-मध्ये (ghaṭa-madhye) - inside the pot, in the middle of the vessel
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ghaṭa-madhya
ghaṭa-madhya - inside of a pot
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (ghaṭa+madhya)
- ghaṭa – pot, pitcher, jar
noun (masculine) - madhya – middle, center, interior
noun (neuter)
विनिःक्षिपेत् (viniḥkṣipet) - should throw in, should place inside, should drop in
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential (liṅ) of viniḥkṣip
root kṣip with prefixes vi, niḥ
Prefixes: vi+nis
Root: kṣip (class 6)