महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-121
वायुपर्णकणातोयव्रतिनो मोक्षभागिनः ।
सन्ति चेत् पन्नगा मुक्ताः पशुपक्षिजलेचराः ॥१२१॥
सन्ति चेत् पन्नगा मुक्ताः पशुपक्षिजलेचराः ॥१२१॥
121. vāyuparṇakaṇātoyavratino mokṣabhāginaḥ ,
santi cet pannagā muktāḥ paśupakṣijalecarāḥ.
santi cet pannagā muktāḥ paśupakṣijalecarāḥ.
121.
vāyu-parṇa-kaṇa-toya-vratinaḥ mokṣa-bhāginaḥ
santi cet pannagā muktāḥ paśu-pakṣi-jalecarāḥ
santi cet pannagā muktāḥ paśu-pakṣi-jalecarāḥ
121.
vāyu-parṇa-kaṇa-toya-vratinaḥ mokṣa-bhāginaḥ
santi cet pannagāḥ paśu-pakṣi-jalecarāḥ ca muktāḥ
santi cet pannagāḥ paśu-pakṣi-jalecarāḥ ca muktāḥ
121. If those who observe vows by subsisting only on air, leaves, grain particles, or water attain a share of liberation, then snakes, beasts, birds, and aquatic creatures would also be liberated.
Words meanings summery:
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- वायु-पर्ण-कण-तोय-व्रतिनः (vāyu-parṇa-kaṇa-toya-vratinaḥ) - those who observe vows by subsisting on air, leaves, grain particles, or water
- मोक्ष-भागिनः (mokṣa-bhāginaḥ) - sharing in liberation, entitled to liberation
- सन्ति (santi) - they are
- चेत् (cet) - if
- पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - snakes, serpents
- मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - liberated, freed
- पशु-पक्षि-जलेचराः (paśu-pakṣi-jalecarāḥ) - beasts, birds, and aquatic creatures
Words meanings and morphology
वायु-पर्ण-कण-तोय-व्रतिनः (vāyu-parṇa-kaṇa-toya-vratinaḥ) - those who observe vows by subsisting on air, leaves, grain particles, or water
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vāyu-parṇa-kaṇa-toya-vratin
vāyu-parṇa-kaṇa-toya-vratin - one whose vow consists of consuming air, leaves, grain particles, or water
Compound of vāyu (air), parṇa (leaf), kaṇa (grain particle), toya (water), and vratin (observing a vow)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vāyu+parṇa+kaṇa+toya+vratin)
- vāyu – air, wind
noun (masculine)
Root: vā (class 2) - parṇa – leaf, feather
noun (neuter) - kaṇa – particle, grain, grain particle
noun (masculine) - toya – water
noun (neuter) - vratin – observing a vow, engaged in religious observance
adjective (masculine)
Derived from vrata
मोक्ष-भागिनः (mokṣa-bhāginaḥ) - sharing in liberation, entitled to liberation
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mokṣa-bhāgin
mokṣa-bhāgin - sharing in liberation, entitled to liberation
Compound of mokṣa (liberation) and bhāgin (sharing, entitled to)
Compound type : tatpurusha (mokṣa+bhāgin)
- mokṣa – liberation, release
noun (masculine)
Root: muc (class 6) - bhāgin – sharing in, entitled to, partaker
adjective (masculine)
Derived from bhāga
Root: bhaj (class 1)
सन्ति (santi) - they are
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
चेत् (cet) - if
(indeclinable)
पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - snakes, serpents
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pannaga
pannaga - serpent, snake
From pat (to fall/go) and ga (going)
Root: gam (class 1)
मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - liberated, freed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mukta
mukta - liberated, freed, released
Past Passive Participle
From the root muc
Root: muc (class 6)
पशु-पक्षि-जलेचराः (paśu-pakṣi-jalecarāḥ) - beasts, birds, and aquatic creatures
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paśu-pakṣi-jalecara
paśu-pakṣi-jalecara - beast, bird, and aquatic creature
Dvandva compound of paśu (beast), pakṣi (bird), and jalecara (aquatic creature)
Compound type : dvandva (paśu+pakṣin+jalecara)
- paśu – beast, animal, cattle
noun (masculine) - pakṣin – bird
noun (masculine)
Derived from pakṣa (wing) - jalecara – aquatic creature, moving in water
noun (masculine)
Compound of jala (water) and cara (moving)
Root: car (class 1)