महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-153
कुर्वन् कर्माण्यनासक्तो नलिनीदलनीरवत् ।
यतेताऽत्मानमुद्धर्तुं तत्त्वज्ञानविवेकतः ॥१५३॥
यतेताऽत्मानमुद्धर्तुं तत्त्वज्ञानविवेकतः ॥१५३॥
153. kurvan karmāṇyanāsakto nalinīdalanīravat ,
yatetā'tmānamuddhartuṁ tattvajñānavivekataḥ.
yatetā'tmānamuddhartuṁ tattvajñānavivekataḥ.
153.
kurvan karmāṇi anāsaktaḥ nalinīdalanīravat
yateta ātmānam uddhartum tattvajñānavivekataḥ
yateta ātmānam uddhartum tattvajñānavivekataḥ
153.
anāsaktaḥ nalinīdalanīravat karmāṇi kurvan
tattvajñānavivekataḥ ātmānam uddhartum yateta
tattvajñānavivekataḥ ātmānam uddhartum yateta
153. Performing actions while remaining unattached, like water on a lotus leaf, he should strive to uplift his self through the discernment of the knowledge of reality.
Words meanings summery:
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- कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing, doing
- कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds
- अनासक्तः (anāsaktaḥ) - unattached, unconcerned
- नलिनीदलनीरवत् (nalinīdalanīravat) - like water on a lotus leaf
- यतेत (yateta) - should strive, should endeavor
- आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self
- उद्धर्तुम् (uddhartum) - to lift up, to deliver, to rescue
- तत्त्वज्ञानविवेकतः (tattvajñānavivekataḥ) - through the discernment of the knowledge of reality
Words meanings and morphology
कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing, doing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat
kurvat - doing / performing
present active participle
from kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action / deed / work
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अनासक्तः (anāsaktaḥ) - unattached, unconcerned
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anāsakta
anāsakta - unattached
Past Passive Participle
an + ā + sañj
Prefix: ā
Root: sañj (class 1)
नलिनीदलनीरवत् (nalinīdalanīravat) - like water on a lotus leaf
(adverb)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nalinīdala+nīra)
- nalinīdala – lotus leaf
noun (neuter)
nalinī + dala, tatpurusha - nīra – water
noun (neuter)
यतेत (yateta) - should strive, should endeavor
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of yat
Root: yat (class 1)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self
उद्धर्तुम् (uddhartum) - to lift up, to deliver, to rescue
(indeclinable)
infinitive
from ud + hṛ
Prefix: ud
Root: hṛ (class 1)
तत्त्वज्ञानविवेकतः (tattvajñānavivekataḥ) - through the discernment of the knowledge of reality
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of tattvajñānavivekataḥ
tattvajñānavivekataḥ - through the discernment of the knowledge of reality
tattva-jñāna-viveka + tas, tatpurusha compound with ablative suffix
Compound type : tatpurusha (tattvajñāna+viveka)
- tattvajñāna – knowledge of reality
noun (neuter)
tattva + jñāna, tatpurusha - viveka – discernment, discrimination
noun (masculine)
from vi + vic
Prefix: vi
Root: vic (class 2)