महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-13, verse-75
वासवेशानयोर्मध्ये भूपुरस्य बहिःस्थले ।
वृत्तं विरचयेदेकं प्रादेशपरिमाणकम् ॥७५॥
वृत्तं विरचयेदेकं प्रादेशपरिमाणकम् ॥७५॥
75. vāsaveśānayormadhye bhūpurasya bahiḥsthale ,
vṛttaṁ viracayedekaṁ prādeśaparimāṇakam.
vṛttaṁ viracayedekaṁ prādeśaparimāṇakam.
75.
vāsaveśānayor madhye bhūpurasya bahiḥsthale
vṛttaṃ viracayed ekaṃ prādeśaprimāṇakam
vṛttaṃ viracayed ekaṃ prādeśaprimāṇakam
75.
vāsaveśānayor madhye bhūpurasya bahiḥsthale
ekaṃ prādeśaprimāṇakaṃ vṛttaṃ viracayet
ekaṃ prādeśaprimāṇakaṃ vṛttaṃ viracayet
75. Between (the directions of) Indra and Īśāna, outside the bhūpura, one should draw a single circle measuring a prādeśa.
Words meanings summery:
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- वासव (vāsava) - of Vāsava (Indra) (of Indra, belonging to Indra)
- ईशानयोर् (īśānayor) - of Īśāna (of Īśāna (Śiva / the northeast direction))
- मध्ये (madhye) - between (in the middle, between)
- भूपुरस्य (bhūpurasya) - of the bhūpura (of the bhūpura (earth-city / outer enclosure of a yantra))
- बहिःस्थले (bahiḥsthale) - on the outside (in the outer place, on the exterior ground)
- वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - circle (circle, round)
- विरचयेत् (viracayet) - should draw (should construct, should arrange, should draw)
- एकम् (ekam) - one (one, a single)
- प्रादेशपरिमाणकम् (prādeśaparimāṇakam) - measuring a prādeśa (measuring a prādeśa (span of thumb and index finger))
Words meanings and morphology
वासव (vāsava) - of Vāsava (Indra) (of Indra, belonging to Indra)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsava
vāsava - Indra, descendant of Vasu
Note: Formed with īśāna in a dvandva compound: vāsaveśānayor.
ईशानयोर् (īśānayor) - of Īśāna (of Īśāna (Śiva / the northeast direction))
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of īśāna
īśāna - Īśāna, ruler, lord, the northeast direction
Note: Part of the dvandva compound vāsaveśānayor.
मध्ये (madhye) - between (in the middle, between)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, center
भूपुरस्य (bhūpurasya) - of the bhūpura (of the bhūpura (earth-city / outer enclosure of a yantra))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhūpura
bhūpura - bhūpura, outer square enclosure of a yantra
बहिःस्थले (bahiḥsthale) - on the outside (in the outer place, on the exterior ground)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of bahiḥsthala
bahiḥsthala - outer place, exterior region
bahis + sthala
Compound type : tatpurusha (bahis+sthala)
- bahis – outside
indeclinable - sthala – place, ground
noun (neuter)
वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - circle (circle, round)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛtta
vṛtta - circle, round, happening
विरचयेत् (viracayet) - should draw (should construct, should arrange, should draw)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of virac
Prefix: vi
Root: rac (class 10)
एकम् (ekam) - one (one, a single)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, single, sole
प्रादेशपरिमाणकम् (prādeśaparimāṇakam) - measuring a prādeśa (measuring a prādeśa (span of thumb and index finger))
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prādeśaparimāṇaka
prādeśaparimāṇaka - having the measure of a prādeśa
prādeśa + parimāṇaka
Compound type : bahuvrihi (prādeśa+parimāṇaka)
- prādeśa – span of the thumb and forefinger
noun (masculine) - parimāṇaka – measuring, having the dimension of
adjective (neuter)