महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-13, verse-6
अतस्तस्याः कालशक्तेर्निर्गुणाया निराकृतेः ।
हितायाः प्राप्तयोगानां वर्णः कृष्णो निरूपितः ॥६॥
हितायाः प्राप्तयोगानां वर्णः कृष्णो निरूपितः ॥६॥
6. atastasyāḥ kālaśakternirguṇāyā nirākṛteḥ ,
hitāyāḥ prāptayogānāṁ varṇaḥ kṛṣṇo nirūpitaḥ.
hitāyāḥ prāptayogānāṁ varṇaḥ kṛṣṇo nirūpitaḥ.
6.
atas tasyāḥ kāla-śakter nirguṇāyā nirākṛteḥ
hitāyāḥ prāpta-yogānāṃ varṇaḥ kṛṣṇo nirūpitaḥ
hitāyāḥ prāpta-yogānāṃ varṇaḥ kṛṣṇo nirūpitaḥ
6.
ataḥ nirguṇāyāḥ nirākṛteḥ tasyāḥ kāla-śaktea
prāpta-yogānāṃ hitāyāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ varṇaḥ nirūpitaḥ
prāpta-yogānāṃ hitāyāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ varṇaḥ nirūpitaḥ
6. Therefore, for that power of time, who is beyond qualities, formless, and beneficial to those who have attained yoga, the black color has been described.
Words meanings summery:
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- अतस् (atas) - therefore, hence
- तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, of that
- काल-शक्तेः (kāla-śakteḥ) - of the power of time / of Kālaśakti
- निर्गुणायाः (nirguṇāyāḥ) - of the one devoid of qualities / of nirguṇa
- निराकृतेः (nirākṛteḥ) - of the formless one
- हितायाः (hitāyāḥ) - of the one who is beneficial, of the benevolent one
- प्राप्त-योगानाम् (prāpta-yogānām) - of those who have attained yoga
- वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - color, complexion
- कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - black, dark
- निरूपितः (nirūpitaḥ) - described, ascertained, determined
Words meanings and morphology
अतस् (atas) - therefore, hence
(indeclinable)
तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, of that
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
काल-शक्तेः (kāla-śakteḥ) - of the power of time / of Kālaśakti
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of kāla-śakti
kāla-śakti - power of time
Compound of kāla (time) and śakti (power)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+śakti)
- kāla – time, death
noun (masculine) - śakti – power, energy
noun (feminine)
निर्गुणायाः (nirguṇāyāḥ) - of the one devoid of qualities / of nirguṇa
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, singular of nirguṇa
nirguṇa - devoid of qualities, transcendent
Compound of nis (out, without) and guṇa (quality)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+guṇa)
- nis – out, without
indeclinable - guṇa – quality, attribute
noun (masculine)
निराकृतेः (nirākṛteḥ) - of the formless one
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, singular of nirākṛti
nirākṛti - formless
Compound of nis (without) and ākṛti (form)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+ākṛti)
- nis – out, without
indeclinable - ākṛti – form, shape
noun (feminine)
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
हितायाः (hitāyāḥ) - of the one who is beneficial, of the benevolent one
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, singular of hita
hita - beneficial, good, welfare
Past Passive Participle of dhā
Root: dhā (class 3)
प्राप्त-योगानाम् (prāpta-yogānām) - of those who have attained yoga
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of prāpta-yoga
prāpta-yoga - one who has attained yoga
Compound of prāpta (attained) and yoga (yoga)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (prāpta+yoga)
- prāpta – attained, reached
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle of prāp
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5) - yoga – yoga, union, spiritual practice
noun (masculine)
Root: yuj (class 7)
वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - color, complexion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of varṇa
varṇa - color, sound, social class
कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - black, dark
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - black, dark, Krishna
निरूपितः (nirūpitaḥ) - described, ascertained, determined
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirūpita
nirūpita - described, determined, ascertained
Past Passive Participle of nirūp
Prefix: nis
Root: rūp (class 10)