महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-188
शताभिषेकात् यत् पुण्यं पुरश्चर्याशतैरपि ।
तस्मात् कोटिगुणं पुण्यमेकस्मिन् कौलिके कृते ॥१८८॥
तस्मात् कोटिगुणं पुण्यमेकस्मिन् कौलिके कृते ॥१८८॥
188. śatābhiṣekāt yat puṇyaṁ puraścaryāśatairapi ,
tasmāt koṭiguṇaṁ puṇyamekasmin kaulike kṛte.
tasmāt koṭiguṇaṁ puṇyamekasmin kaulike kṛte.
188.
śatābhiṣekāt yat puṇyam puraścaryāśatair api
tasmāt koṭiguṇam puṇyam ekasmin kaulike kṛte
tasmāt koṭiguṇam puṇyam ekasmin kaulike kṛte
188.
ekasmin kaulike kṛte śatābhiṣekāt puraścaryāśatair
api yat puṇyam tasmāt koṭiguṇam puṇyam
api yat puṇyam tasmāt koṭiguṇam puṇyam
188. The spiritual merit gained by honoring a kaulika is a crore times greater than the merit obtained from a hundred consecration baths or even a hundred mantra recitation rituals.
Words meanings summery:
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- शताभिषेकात् (śatābhiṣekāt) - from a hundred consecration baths, from a hundred coronation ablutions
- यत् (yat) - which, what
- पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - spiritual merit, good deeds, purity
- पुरश्चर्याशतैः (puraścaryāśataiḥ) - by hundreds of preliminary religious observances, by hundreds of mantra repetitions and rituals
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - than that, therefore
- कोटिगुणम् (koṭiguṇam) - multiplied by a crore, a crore times greater
- पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - spiritual merit, good deeds, purity
- एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one, on a single
- कौलिके (kaulike) - in a follower of the Kaula tradition, in a kaulika
- कृते (kṛte) - when performed, when honored, when treated
Words meanings and morphology
शताभिषेकात् (śatābhiṣekāt) - from a hundred consecration baths, from a hundred coronation ablutions
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of śatābhiṣeka
śatābhiṣeka - hundred consecration baths, hundred coronation ablutions
A tatpurusha compound of śata and abhiṣeka.
Compound type : tatpurusha (śata+abhiṣeka)
- śata – hundred
noun (neuter) - abhiṣeka – consecration, sprinkling, ablution
noun (masculine)
Derived from abhi + siñc
Prefix: abhi
Root: siñc (class 6)
यत् (yat) - which, what
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - spiritual merit, good deeds, purity
(noun)
neuter, singular of puṇya
puṇya - auspicious, pure, virtuous, spiritual merit
पुरश्चर्याशतैः (puraścaryāśataiḥ) - by hundreds of preliminary religious observances, by hundreds of mantra repetitions and rituals
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of puraścaryāśata
puraścaryāśata - hundreds of puraścaryā rituals
A tatpurusha compound of puraścaryā and śata.
Compound type : tatpurusha (puraścaryā+śata)
- puraścaryā – religious observance, preparatory rite, japa ritual
noun (feminine) - śata – hundred
noun (neuter)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - than that, therefore
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
कोटिगुणम् (koṭiguṇam) - multiplied by a crore, a crore times greater
(adjective)
neuter, singular of koṭiguṇa
koṭiguṇa - crore-fold, multiplied by a crore
A bahuvrihi or tatpurusha compound of koṭi and guṇa.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (koṭi+guṇa)
- koṭi – crore, ten million
noun (feminine) - guṇa – fold, strand, quality
noun (masculine)
पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - spiritual merit, good deeds, purity
(noun)
neuter, singular of puṇya
puṇya - auspicious, pure, virtuous, spiritual merit
एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one, on a single
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, sole
कौलिके (kaulike) - in a follower of the Kaula tradition, in a kaulika
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kaulika
kaulika - adherent of the Kaula path, weaver
Derived from kula.
कृते (kṛte) - when performed, when honored, when treated
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed
Past Passive Participle
From the root kṛ (8, to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Used in an absolute locative construction with kaulike.