महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-141
द्विविधावाश्रमौ प्रोक्तौ गार्हस्थो भैक्षुकस्तथा ।
किमिदं श्रूयते चित्रमवधूताश्चतुर्विधाः ॥१४१॥
किमिदं श्रूयते चित्रमवधूताश्चतुर्विधाः ॥१४१॥
141. dvividhāvāśramau proktau gārhastho bhaikṣukastathā ,
kimidaṁ śrūyate citramavadhūtāścaturvidhāḥ.
kimidaṁ śrūyate citramavadhūtāścaturvidhāḥ.
141.
dvividhāḥ āśramau proktau gārhasthaḥ bhaikṣukaḥ
tathā kim idam śrūyate citram avadhūtāḥ caturvidhāḥ
tathā kim idam śrūyate citram avadhūtāḥ caturvidhāḥ
141.
āśramau dvividhāḥ proktau gārhasthaḥ bhaikṣukaḥ
tathā kim idam citram śrūyate avadhūtāḥ caturvidhāḥ
tathā kim idam citram śrūyate avadhūtāḥ caturvidhāḥ
141. The stages of life are declared to be twofold, namely the householder and the mendicant. What is this strange thing being heard, that the avadhūtas are of four kinds?
Words meanings summery:
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- द्विविधाः (dvividhāḥ) - twofold, of two kinds
- आश्रमौ (āśramau) - two stages of life, two hermitages
- प्रोक्तौ (proktau) - spoken, declared, stated
- गार्हस्थः (gārhasthaḥ) - the householder (the householder state, householder life)
- भैक्षुकः (bhaikṣukaḥ) - the mendicant (mendicant, beggar, one who lives by alms)
- तथा (tathā) - thus, and, as well as, so
- किम् (kim) - what?, why?
- इदम् (idam) - this
- श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, is reported, is being heard
- चित्रम् (citram) - strange, wonderful, astonishing, a marvel
- अवधूताः (avadhūtāḥ) - avadhūtas, liberated ascetics
- चतुर्विधाः (caturvidhāḥ) - fourfold, of four kinds
Words meanings and morphology
द्विविधाः (dvividhāḥ) - twofold, of two kinds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvividha
dvividha - twofold, of two kinds
आश्रमौ (āśramau) - two stages of life, two hermitages
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of āśrama
āśrama - stage of life, hermitage
Prefix: ā
Root: śram (class 4)
प्रोक्तौ (proktau) - spoken, declared, stated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of prokta
prokta - said, declared, stated
Past Passive Participle
pra + vac
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
गार्हस्थः (gārhasthaḥ) - the householder (the householder state, householder life)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gārhastha
gārhastha - householder state or condition
भैक्षुकः (bhaikṣukaḥ) - the mendicant (mendicant, beggar, one who lives by alms)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhaikṣuka
bhaikṣuka - mendicant, beggar
तथा (tathā) - thus, and, as well as, so
(indeclinable)
किम् (kim) - what?, why?
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
ka - who, what, which
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, is reported, is being heard
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)
चित्रम् (citram) - strange, wonderful, astonishing, a marvel
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citra
citra - bright, varied, wonderful, strange
अवधूताः (avadhūtāḥ) - avadhūtas, liberated ascetics
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of avadhūta
avadhūta - avadhūta, liberated ascetic
Past Passive Participle
ava + dhū
Prefix: ava
Root: dhū (class 9)
चतुर्विधाः (caturvidhāḥ) - fourfold, of four kinds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of caturvidha
caturvidha - fourfold, of four kinds