महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-197
किन्तस्य तीर्थभ्रमणैः किं यज्ञैर्जपसाधनैः ।
जानन्नेतन्महातन्त्रं कर्मपाशैर्विमुच्यते ॥१९७॥
जानन्नेतन्महातन्त्रं कर्मपाशैर्विमुच्यते ॥१९७॥
197. kintasya tīrthabhramaṇaiḥ kiṁ yajñairjapasādhanaiḥ ,
jānannetanmahātantraṁ karmapāśairvimucyate.
jānannetanmahātantraṁ karmapāśairvimucyate.
197.
kim tasya tīrtha-bhramaṇaiḥ kim yajñaiḥ japa-sādhanaiḥ
jānan etat mahā-tantram karma-pāśaiḥ vimucyate
jānan etat mahā-tantram karma-pāśaiḥ vimucyate
197.
etat mahā-tantram jānataḥ tasya tīrtha-bhramaṇaiḥ kim
yajñaiḥ kim japa-sādhanaiḥ kim karma-pāśaiḥ vimucyate
yajñaiḥ kim japa-sādhanaiḥ kim karma-pāśaiḥ vimucyate
197. What is the use of pilgrimages for him, what use are Vedic rituals or mantra recitation practices - knowing this great tantra, one is freed from the bonds of karma.
Words meanings summery:
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- किम् (kim) - what, why, of what use
- तस्य (tasya) - of him, for him
- तीर्थ (tīrtha) - sacred water place, pilgrimage site
- भ्रमणैः (bhramaṇaiḥ) - by wanderings, by roamings
- किम् (kim) - what, why
- यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by Vedic rituals, by yagyas
- जप (japa) - mantra recitation
- साधनैः (sādhanaiḥ) - by means, by practices, by instruments
- जानन् (jānan) - knowing
- एतत् (etat) - this
- महा (mahā) - great
- तन्त्रम् (tantram) - tantra, scripture
- कर्म (karma) - action, previously done action
- पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - by bonds, by nooses
- विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is released, is freed
Words meanings and morphology
किम् (kim) - what, why, of what use
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, interrogative pronoun
तस्य (tasya) - of him, for him
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तीर्थ (tīrtha) - sacred water place, pilgrimage site
(noun)
neuter of tīrtha
tīrtha - sacred water place, pilgrimage site
Note: part of compound tīrtha-bhramaṇaiḥ
भ्रमणैः (bhramaṇaiḥ) - by wanderings, by roamings
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhramaṇa
bhramaṇa - wandering, roaming
Compound type : tatpurusha (tīrtha+bhramaṇa)
- tīrtha – pilgrimage site
noun (neuter) - bhramaṇa – wandering
noun (neuter)
Root: bhram (class 1)
किम् (kim) - what, why
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what
यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by Vedic rituals, by yagyas
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, yagya
Root: yaj (class 1)
जप (japa) - mantra recitation
(noun)
masculine of japa
japa - mantra recitation
Root: jap (class 1)
Note: part of compound japa-sādhanaiḥ
साधनैः (sādhanaiḥ) - by means, by practices, by instruments
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of sādhana
sādhana - means, practice, accomplishment
Compound type : tatpurusha (japa+sādhana)
- japa – mantra recitation
noun (masculine)
Root: jap (class 1) - sādhana – practice, means
noun (neuter)
Root: sādh (class 5)
जानन् (jānan) - knowing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jñā
jñā - to know
Past active participle
present active participle formed with -sat suffix
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: participle acting as modifier
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
महा (mahā) - great
(adjective)
neuter of mahā
mahā - great, large
Note: part of compound mahā-tantram
तन्त्रम् (tantram) - tantra, scripture
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tantra
tantra - tantra, treatise
Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+tantra)
- mahā – great
adjective (neuter) - tantra – tantra
noun (neuter)
कर्म (karma) - action, previously done action
(noun)
neuter of karman
karman - action, karma
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: part of compound karma-pāśaiḥ
पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - by bonds, by nooses
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāśa
pāśa - bond, noose
Compound type : tatpurusha (karman+pāśa)
- karman – action
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - pāśa – bond
noun (masculine)
विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is released, is freed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of muc
passive
passive formation with ya suffix
Prefix: vi
Root: muc (class 6)