महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-13, verse-267
अप्रतिष्ठितदेवाय नैव दद्यात् गृहादिकम् ।
अर्च्याऽप्रतिष्ठिते देवे पूजादानं विधीयते ॥२६७॥
अर्च्याऽप्रतिष्ठिते देवे पूजादानं विधीयते ॥२६७॥
267. apratiṣṭhitadevāya naiva dadyāt gṛhādikam ,
arcyā'pratiṣṭhite deve pūjādānaṁ vidhīyate.
arcyā'pratiṣṭhite deve pūjādānaṁ vidhīyate.
267.
apratiṣṭhitadevāya na eva dadyāt gṛhādikam
arcyā apratiṣṭhite deve pūjādānaṃ vidhīyate
arcyā apratiṣṭhite deve pūjādānaṃ vidhīyate
267.
apratiṣṭhitadevāya gṛhādikam na eva dadyāt,
arcyā apratiṣṭhite deve pūjādānam vidhīyate
arcyā apratiṣṭhite deve pūjādānam vidhīyate
267. One should never gift a house or similar property to a deity whose image has not been consecrated. Worship and the giving of gifts are enjoined when the deity in the image has been consecrated.
Words meanings summery:
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- अप्रतिष्ठितदेवाय (apratiṣṭhitadevāya) - to the unestablished deity, to the unconsecrated deity
- न (na) - not
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, exactly
- दद्यात् (dadyāt) - he should give, he should grant, he should bestow
- गृहादिकम् (gṛhādikam) - a house and the like, starting with a house
- अर्च्या (arcyā) - and worship (worship and..., by worship)
- अप्रतिष्ठिते (apratiṣṭhite) - when unconsecrated, when unestablished
- देवे (deve) - when the deity is (in the god, when the deity is...)
- पूजादानं (pūjādānaṁ) - the offering of worship and gifts
- विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed, is ordained, is performed
Words meanings and morphology
अप्रतिष्ठितदेवाय (apratiṣṭhitadevāya) - to the unestablished deity, to the unconsecrated deity
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of apratiṣṭhitadeva
apratiṣṭhitadeva - an unconsecrated deity, a deity whose image is not established
Compound of a-pratiṣṭhita (unconsecrated) and deva (deity)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (apratiṣṭhita+deva)
- apratiṣṭhita – unconsecrated, unestablished
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
a + pratiṣṭhita (from prati-sthā)
Prefixes: a+prati+sthā
Root: sthā (class 1) - deva – god, deity
noun (masculine)
Root: div (class 4)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, exactly
(indeclinable)
दद्यात् (dadyāt) - he should give, he should grant, he should bestow
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
गृहादिकम् (gṛhādikam) - a house and the like, starting with a house
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛhādika
gṛhādika - houses and similar things, starting with a house
bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa compound: gṛha (house) + ādika (and the like)
Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+ādika)
- gṛha – house, home
noun (neuter)
Root: grah (class 9) - ādika – beginning with, et cetera
adjective (neuter)
अर्च्या (arcyā) - and worship (worship and..., by worship)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of arcī
arcī - worship, adoration
Root: arc (class 1)
Note: Alternatively treated as arcyāḥ (ablative/genitive) or part of a compound depending on sandhi resolution
अप्रतिष्ठिते (apratiṣṭhite) - when unconsecrated, when unestablished
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of apratiṣṭhita
apratiṣṭhita - unconsecrated, unestablished
Past Passive Participle
a + pratiṣṭhita
Prefixes: a+prati+sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
देवे (deve) - when the deity is (in the god, when the deity is...)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity
Root: div (class 4)
पूजादानं (pūjādānaṁ) - the offering of worship and gifts
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pūjādāna
pūjādāna - offering of worship and charity
dvandva or tatpuruṣa compound: pūjā (worship) + dāna (gift)
Compound type : tatpurusha (pūjā+dāna)
- pūjā – worship, homage, honor
noun (feminine)
Root: pūj (class 10) - dāna – giving, gift, charity
noun (neuter)
Root: dā (class 3)
विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed, is ordained, is performed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vidhā
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)