महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-13, verse-257
सिंहं दत्त्वा महादेव्यै गरुडं विष्णवे तथा ।
यथा स्तूयान्महेशानि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥२५७॥
यथा स्तूयान्महेशानि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥२५७॥
257. siṁhaṁ dattvā mahādevyai garuḍaṁ viṣṇave tathā ,
yathā stūyānmaheśāni tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu.
yathā stūyānmaheśāni tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu.
257.
siṃhaṃ dattvā mahādevyai garuḍaṃ viṣṇave tathā
yathā stūyānmahheśāni tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
yathā stūyānmahheśāni tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
257.
mahādevyai siṃhaṃ tathā viṣṇave garuḍaṃ dattvā
yathā stūyāt maheśāni me nigadataḥ tat śṛṇu
yathā stūyāt maheśāni me nigadataḥ tat śṛṇu
257. Having offered a lion to the great goddess, and likewise a vehicle to Vishnu, hear as I explain to you, O great queen, how he should be praised.
Words meanings summery:
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- सिंहम् (siṁham) - a lion offered as a vehicle to the goddess (a lion)
- दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having offered
- महादेव्यै (mahādevyai) - to the goddess Mahādevī (to the great goddess)
- गरुडम् (garuḍam) - the divine bird Garuḍa offered as a vehicle to Vishnu (Garuḍa)
- विष्णवे (viṣṇave) - to Vishnu
- तथा (tathā) - and likewise (thus, in that manner, likewise)
- यथा (yathā) - how (as, how)
- स्तूयात् (stūyāt) - he should be praised (should be praised)
- महेशानि (maheśāni) - O great queen (O great queen, O mistress)
- तत् (tat) - that which (that)
- मे (me) - from me (to me, of me)
- निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - as I explain (of one speaking, explaining)
- शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear
Words meanings and morphology
सिंहम् (siṁham) - a lion offered as a vehicle to the goddess (a lion)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃha
siṁha - a lion
दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having offered
(verb)
absolutive
root dā with suffix ktvā
Root: dā (class 3)
महादेव्यै (mahādevyai) - to the goddess Mahādevī (to the great goddess)
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of mahādevī
mahādevī - great goddess, queen
mahat + devī
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+devī)
- mahat – great, large
adjective (masculine) - devī – goddess
noun (feminine)
गरुडम् (garuḍam) - the divine bird Garuḍa offered as a vehicle to Vishnu (Garuḍa)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of garuḍa
garuḍa - Garuḍa (mythical bird and vehicle of Vishnu)
विष्णवे (viṣṇave) - to Vishnu
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu
viṣṇu - Vishnu (deity)
तथा (tathā) - and likewise (thus, in that manner, likewise)
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - how (as, how)
(indeclinable)
स्तूयात् (stūyāt) - he should be praised (should be praised)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of stu
root stu in active/passive optative
Root: stu (class 2)
Note: used in passive sense or impersonal construction
महेशानि (maheśāni) - O great queen (O great queen, O mistress)
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of maheśānī
maheśānī - great queen, female ruler
mahā + īśānī
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īśānī)
- mahā – great
adjective - īśānī – mistress, female ruler
noun (feminine)
तत् (tat) - that which (that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
मे (me) - from me (to me, of me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of mad
mad - I, me
निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - as I explain (of one speaking, explaining)
(nominal form)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nigad
nigad - to speak, to declare, to explain
present active participle
ni + gad
Prefix: ni
Root: gad (class 1)
Note: used in genitive absolute construction with me
शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru
root śru in imperative
Root: śru (class 5)