महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-182
गङ्गायां पतिताम्भांसि यान्ति गाङ्गेयतां यथा ।
कुलाचारे विशन्तोऽपि सर्वे गच्चन्ति कौलताम् ॥१८२॥
कुलाचारे विशन्तोऽपि सर्वे गच्चन्ति कौलताम् ॥१८२॥
182. gaṅgāyāṁ patitāmbhāṁsi yānti gāṅgeyatāṁ yathā ,
kulācāre viśanto'pi sarve gaccanti kaulatām.
kulācāre viśanto'pi sarve gaccanti kaulatām.
182.
gaṅgāyām patita ambhāṃsi yānti gāṅgeyatām yathā
kulācāre viśantaḥ api sarve gacchantī kaulatām
kulācāre viśantaḥ api sarve gacchantī kaulatām
182.
yathā gaṅgāyām patita ambhāṃsi gāṅgeyatām yānti,
tathā kulācāre viśantaḥ api sarve kaulatām gacchantī
tathā kulācāre viśantaḥ api sarve kaulatām gacchantī
182. Just as waters that have fallen into the Ganges attain the nature of the Ganges, so all those who enter the kula tradition attain the state of kaulī.
Words meanings summery:
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- गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Ganges
- पतित (patita) - fallen
- अम्भांसि (ambhāṁsi) - waters, drops of water
- यान्ति (yānti) - go, attain, become
- गाङ्गेयताम् (gāṅgeyatām) - the state of belonging to the Ganges, Ganges-ness
- यथा (yathā) - just as
- कुलाचारे (kulācāre) - in the kula tradition, in the family practice
- विशन्तः (viśantaḥ) - entering
- अपि (api) - even, also
- सर्वे (sarve) - all
- गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go, attain
- कौलताम् (kaulatām) - the state of kaulī, the nature of kula
Words meanings and morphology
गङ्गायाम् (gaṅgāyām) - in the Ganges
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā
gaṅgā - the Ganges river
पतित (patita) - fallen
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of patita
patita - fallen
Past Passive Participle
from root pat
Root: pat (class 1)
अम्भांसि (ambhāṁsi) - waters, drops of water
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of ambhas
ambhas - water
यान्ति (yānti) - go, attain, become
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Root: yā (class 2)
गाङ्गेयताम् (gāṅgeyatām) - the state of belonging to the Ganges, Ganges-ness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gāṅgeyatā
gāṅgeyatā - state of being the Ganges
यथा (yathā) - just as
(indeclinable)
कुलाचारे (kulācāre) - in the kula tradition, in the family practice
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kulācāra
kulācāra - kula tradition, family practice
Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+ācāra)
- kula – family, lineage, kula
noun (neuter) - ācāra – tradition, conduct, practice
noun (masculine)
विशन्तः (viśantaḥ) - entering
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viśat
viśat - entering
Present Active Participle
from root viś
Root: viś (class 6)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
सर्वे (sarve) - all
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every
गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go, attain
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
कौलताम् (kaulatām) - the state of kaulī, the nature of kula
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kaulatā
kaulatā - state of being kaula