महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-199
अलं वेदैः पुराणैश्च स्मृतिभिः संहितादिभिः ।
किमन्यैर्बहुभिस्तन्त्रैर्ज्ञात्वेदं सर्वविद्भवेत् ॥१९९॥
किमन्यैर्बहुभिस्तन्त्रैर्ज्ञात्वेदं सर्वविद्भवेत् ॥१९९॥
199. alaṁ vedaiḥ purāṇaiśca smṛtibhiḥ saṁhitādibhiḥ ,
kimanyairbahubhistantrairjñātvedaṁ sarvavidbhavet.
kimanyairbahubhistantrairjñātvedaṁ sarvavidbhavet.
199.
alam vedaiḥ purāṇaiḥ ca smṛtibhiḥ saṃhitādibhiḥ kim
anyaiḥ bahubhiḥ tantraiḥ jñātvā idam sarvavid bhavet
anyaiḥ bahubhiḥ tantraiḥ jñātvā idam sarvavid bhavet
199.
vedaiḥ purāṇaiḥ ca smṛtibhiḥ saṃhitādibhiḥ alam,
anyaiḥ bahubhiḥ tantraiḥ kim,
idam jñātvā sarvavid bhavet
anyaiḥ bahubhiḥ tantraiḥ kim,
idam jñātvā sarvavid bhavet
199. Away with the Vedas, the Purāṇas, the Smṛtis, and the Saṃhitās - what is the use of many other tantras, for by knowing this one becomes a knower of all.
Words meanings summery:
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- अलम् (alam) - enough, away with, sufficient
- वेदैः (vedaiḥ) - with the Vedas
- पुराणैः (purāṇaiḥ) - with the Purāṇas
- च (ca) - and
- स्मृतिभिः (smṛtibhiḥ) - with the Smṛtis
- संहितादिभिः (saṁhitādibhiḥ) - with the Saṃhitās and others
- किम् (kim) - what
- अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with other
- बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many
- तन्त्रैः (tantraiḥ) - with tantras, with treatises
- ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known
- इदम् (idam) - this
- सर्वविद् (sarvavid) - knower of all
- भवेत् (bhavet) - one should become, becomes
Words meanings and morphology
अलम् (alam) - enough, away with, sufficient
(indeclinable)
वेदैः (vedaiḥ) - with the Vedas
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of veda
veda - veda, sacred knowledge
पुराणैः (purāṇaiḥ) - with the Purāṇas
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of purāṇa
purāṇa - purāṇa, ancient lore
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
स्मृतिभिः (smṛtibhiḥ) - with the Smṛtis
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of smṛti
smṛti - smṛti, traditional law code
संहितादिभिः (saṁhitādibhiḥ) - with the Saṃhitās and others
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of saṃhitādi
saṁhitādi - Saṃhitās and similar texts
Compound type : dvandva (saṃhitā+ādi)
- saṃhitā – saṃhitā, collection
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, et cetera
adjective (masculine)
किम् (kim) - what
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
ka - who, what, which
अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with other
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another
बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - much, many
तन्त्रैः (tantraiḥ) - with tantras, with treatises
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of tantra
tantra - tantra, scripture, loom
ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known
(verb)
absolutive
Root: jñā (class 9)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
सर्वविद् (sarvavid) - knower of all
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvavid
sarvavid - knower of all
Compound type : karmadharaya (sarva+vid)
- sarva – all, every
adjective (masculine) - vid – knower
adjective (masculine)
भवेत् (bhavet) - one should become, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)