महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
-
chapter-14, verse-201
यथा त्वं ब्रह्मणः शक्तिर्मम प्राणाधिका परा ।
महानिर्वाणतन्त्रं मे तथा जानीहि सुव्रते ॥२०१॥
महानिर्वाणतन्त्रं मे तथा जानीहि सुव्रते ॥२०१॥
201. yathā tvaṁ brahmaṇaḥ śaktirmama prāṇādhikā parā ,
mahānirvāṇatantraṁ me tathā jānīhi suvrate.
mahānirvāṇatantraṁ me tathā jānīhi suvrate.
201.
yathā tvaṃ brahmaṇaḥ śaktiḥ mama prāṇa-adhikā
parā mahānirvāṇa-tantram me tathā jānīhi su-vrate
parā mahānirvāṇa-tantram me tathā jānīhi su-vrate
201.
suvrate,
yathā tvaṃ brahmaṇaḥ śaktiḥ mama prāṇa-adhikā parā (asi),
tathā mahānirvāṇa-tantram me jānīhi
yathā tvaṃ brahmaṇaḥ śaktiḥ mama prāṇa-adhikā parā (asi),
tathā mahānirvāṇa-tantram me jānīhi
201. O woman of firm vows, just as you are the power of brahman, supreme and dearer to me than my own life, know the Mahānirvāṇa-Tantra in the very same way.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- त्वं (tvaṁ) - you
- ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of brahman, of the absolute
- शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power, energy, goddess
- मम (mama) - my, of me
- प्राण-अधिका (prāṇa-adhikā) - dearer than life, exceeding life
- परा (parā) - supreme, transcendent, highest
- महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम् (mahānirvāṇa-tantram) - the Mahānirvāṇa-Tantra
- मे (me) - to me, from me, my
- तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way
- जानीहि (jānīhi) - know, understand
- सुव्रते (suvrate) - O woman of firm vows
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
त्वं (tvaṁ) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of brahman, of the absolute
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - brahman, the absolute
शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power, energy, goddess
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, energy, force
derived from śak
Root: śak (class 5)
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of mad
mad - I, me
प्राण-अधिका (prāṇa-adhikā) - dearer than life, exceeding life
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prāṇādhikā
prāṇādhikā - dearer than life
tatpurusha compound of prāṇa and adhikā
Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+adhikā)
- prāṇa – life force, breath
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: an (class 2) - adhikā – exceeding, greater
adjective (feminine)
परा (parā) - supreme, transcendent, highest
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of parā
para - other, supreme, higher
महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम् (mahānirvāṇa-tantram) - the Mahānirvāṇa-Tantra
(proper noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahānirvāṇatantra
mahānirvāṇatantra - the Mahanirvana Tantra
karmadhāraya compound of mahā + nirvāṇa and tantra
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahānirvāṇa+tantra)
- mahānirvāṇa – great liberation
noun (neuter)
karmadhāraya compound of mahā and nirvāṇa - tantra – tantra, scripture
noun (neuter)
मे (me) - to me, from me, my
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of mad
mad - I, me
तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way
(indeclinable)
जानीहि (jānīhi) - know, understand
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā
root verb in imperative
Root: jñā (class 9)
सुव्रते (suvrate) - O woman of firm vows
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of suvrata
suvrata - observing good vows, firm in vows
bahuvrihi compound of su + vrata
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+vrata)
- su – good, proper
indeclinable - vrata – vow, religious observance
noun (neuter)