महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-129
बहिरन्तर्यथाऽकाशं सर्वेषामेव वस्तुनाम् ।
तथैव भाति सद्रूपो ह्यात्मा साक्षी स्वरूपतः ॥१२९॥
तथैव भाति सद्रूपो ह्यात्मा साक्षी स्वरूपतः ॥१२९॥
129. bahirantaryathā'kāśaṁ sarveṣāmeva vastunām ,
tathaiva bhāti sadrūpo hyātmā sākṣī svarūpataḥ.
tathaiva bhāti sadrūpo hyātmā sākṣī svarūpataḥ.
129.
bahis antar yathā ākāśaṃ sarveṣām eva vastūnām
tathā eva bhāti sadrūpaḥ hi ātmā sākṣī svarūpataḥ
tathā eva bhāti sadrūpaḥ hi ātmā sākṣī svarūpataḥ
129.
yathā ākāśaṃ sarveṣām eva vastūnām bahiḥ antaḥ
tathā eva sadrūpaḥ ātmā sākṣī svarūpataḥ hi bhāti
tathā eva sadrūpaḥ ātmā sākṣī svarūpataḥ hi bhāti
129. Just as space is both outside and inside all objects, so indeed the self shines forth as pure existence, as the witness by its very nature.
Words meanings summery:
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- बहिस् (bahis) - outside, externally
- अन्तर् (antar) - inside, internally
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, ether, sky
- सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
- एव (eva) - indeed, exactly, only
- वस्तूनाम् (vastūnām) - of objects, of things
- तथा (tathā) - so, thus
- एव (eva) - indeed, exactly
- भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is manifest
- सद्रूपः (sadrūpaḥ) - having the form of existence, whose nature is pure existence
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely
- आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, ātman
- साक्षी (sākṣī) - the witness
- स्वरूपतः (svarūpataḥ) - by its own nature, inherently
Words meanings and morphology
बहिस् (bahis) - outside, externally
(indeclinable)
अन्तर् (antar) - inside, internally
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, ether, sky
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - space, ether
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1)
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every
एव (eva) - indeed, exactly, only
(indeclinable)
वस्तूनाम् (vastūnām) - of objects, of things
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of vastu
vastu - object, thing, reality
Root: vas (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - so, thus
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, exactly
(indeclinable)
भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, is manifest
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā
Root: bhā (class 2)
सद्रूपः (sadrūpaḥ) - having the form of existence, whose nature is pure existence
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sadrūpa
sadrūpa - whose form is existence, real
Compound of sat and rūpa
Compound type : karmadharaya (sat+rūpa)
- sat – existence, true, real
adjective (neuter)
Present participle of as
From root as
Root: as (class 2) - rūpa – form, nature
noun (neuter)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, ātman
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - the self
साक्षी (sākṣī) - the witness
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sākṣin
sākṣin - witness
स्वरूपतः (svarūpataḥ) - by its own nature, inherently
(adverb)
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+rūpa)
- sva – one's own
adjective (neuter) - rūpa – form, nature
noun (neuter)
Note: Adverbial form using -tas suffix indicating inherent nature