महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-179
कौलधर्मात् परो धर्मो नास्त्येव कमलानने ।
अन्त्यजोऽपि यमाश्रित्य पूतः कौलपदं व्रजेत् ॥१७९॥
अन्त्यजोऽपि यमाश्रित्य पूतः कौलपदं व्रजेत् ॥१७९॥
179. kauladharmāt paro dharmo nāstyeva kamalānane ,
antyajo'pi yamāśritya pūtaḥ kaulapadaṁ vrajet.
antyajo'pi yamāśritya pūtaḥ kaulapadaṁ vrajet.
179.
kaula-dharmāt paraḥ dharmaḥ na asti eva kamala-ānane
antyajaḥ api yam āśritya pūtaḥ kaula-padam vrajet
antyajaḥ api yam āśritya pūtaḥ kaula-padam vrajet
179.
kamalānane,
kaula-dharmāt paraḥ dharmaḥ na asti eva.
antyajaḥ api yam āśritya pūtaḥ kaula-padam vrajet
kaula-dharmāt paraḥ dharmaḥ na asti eva.
antyajaḥ api yam āśritya pūtaḥ kaula-padam vrajet
179. O lady with a face like a lotus, there is indeed no path higher than the kula dharma. By taking refuge in it, even an outcast, purified, attains the state of kula.
Words meanings summery:
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- कौल-धर्मात् (kaula-dharmāt) - than the kula dharma, from the religious path or constitution of the kula
- परः (paraḥ) - higher, superior, other
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - path, righteousness, religious duty, dharma
- न (na) - not
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- कमल-आनने (kamala-ānane) - O lady with a lotus-like face, O lotus-faced one
- अन्त्यजः (antyajaḥ) - outcast, person of the lowest social class
- अपि (api) - also, even
- यम् (yam) - which, whom
- आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken refuge in, relying upon
- पूतः (pūtaḥ) - purified, cleansed
- कौल-पदम् (kaula-padam) - the state of kula, the abode or status of the kula tradition
- व्रजेत् (vrajet) - he would attain, he might go, he should reach
Words meanings and morphology
कौल-धर्मात् (kaula-dharmāt) - than the kula dharma, from the religious path or constitution of the kula
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of kaula-dharma
kaula-dharma - path, rule, or dharma of the kula tradition
A tatpurusha compound formed of kaula and dharma
Compound type : tatpurusha (kaula+dharma)
- kaula – pertaining to the kula tradition
adjective (masculine) - dharma – path, right conduct, nature, duty
noun (masculine)
परः (paraḥ) - higher, superior, other
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of para
para - higher, supreme, other, distant
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - path, righteousness, religious duty, dharma
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - path, right conduct, nature, duty
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root verb of the second class (adâdi)
Root: as (class 2)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
कमल-आनने (kamala-ānane) - O lady with a lotus-like face, O lotus-faced one
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of kamala-ānana
kamala-ānana - having a face like a lotus
A bahuvrihi compound formed of kamala and ānana
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kamala+ānana)
- kamala – lotus
noun (neuter) - ānana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
अन्त्यजः (antyajaḥ) - outcast, person of the lowest social class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of antyaja
antyaja - born at the end, outcast, person of low caste
A tatpurusha compound formed of antya and ja
Compound type : tatpurusha (antya+ja)
- antya – last, lowest
adjective (masculine) - ja – born, produced
adjective (masculine)
Root: jan (class 4)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
यम् (yam) - which, whom
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which
आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken refuge in, relying upon
(verb)
active, absolutive of āśritya
absolutive
Absolutive formed from the root śri with the prefix ā and suffix ya
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
पूतः (pūtaḥ) - purified, cleansed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pūta
pūta - purified, clean, pure
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle formed from the root pū
Root: pū (class 9)
कौल-पदम् (kaula-padam) - the state of kula, the abode or status of the kula tradition
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kaula-pada
kaula-pada - status, state, or position of the kula
A tatpurusha compound formed of kaula and pada
Compound type : tatpurusha (kaula+pada)
- kaula – pertaining to the kula tradition
adjective (masculine) - pada – step, place, state, abode
noun (neuter)
व्रजेत् (vrajet) - he would attain, he might go, he should reach
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vraj
Root verb of the first class (bhvâdi)
Root: vraj (class 1)