महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-203
सर्वधर्ममयं तन्त्रं ब्रह्मज्ञानैकसाधनम् ।
पठित्वा पाठयित्वाऽपि ब्रह्मज्ञानी भवेन्नरः ॥२०३॥
पठित्वा पाठयित्वाऽपि ब्रह्मज्ञानी भवेन्नरः ॥२०३॥
203. sarvadharmamayaṁ tantraṁ brahmajñānaikasādhanam ,
paṭhitvā pāṭhayitvā'pi brahmajñānī bhavennaraḥ.
paṭhitvā pāṭhayitvā'pi brahmajñānī bhavennaraḥ.
203.
sarvadharmamayam tantram brahmajñānaikasādhanam
paṭhitvā pāṭhayitvā api brahmajñānī bhavet naraḥ
paṭhitvā pāṭhayitvā api brahmajñānī bhavet naraḥ
203.
sarvadharmamayam brahmajñānaikasādhanam tantram
paṭhitvā pāṭhayitvā api naraḥ brahmajñānī bhavet
paṭhitvā pāṭhayitvā api naraḥ brahmajñānī bhavet
203. This tantra, which is full of all dharmas and is the sole means for the realization of brahman - by reading it and teaching it to others, a person becomes a knower of brahman.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वधर्ममयम् (sarvadharmamayam) - full of all dharmas, containing all righteous paths or duties
- तन्त्रम् (tantram) - tantra, scripture
- ब्रह्मज्ञानैकसाधनम् (brahmajñānaikasādhanam) - the sole means for the realization of brahman
- पठित्वा (paṭhitvā) - having read
- पाठयित्वा (pāṭhayitvā) - having taught, having caused to read
- अपि (api) - even, also
- ब्रह्मज्ञानी (brahmajñānī) - knower of brahman
- भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes, should become
- नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वधर्ममयम् (sarvadharmamayam) - full of all dharmas, containing all righteous paths or duties
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvadharmamaya
sarvadharmamaya - consisting of all dharmas
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarvadharma+maya)
- sarvadharma – all dharmas
noun (masculine) - maya – full of, consisting of
adjective (neuter)
तन्त्रम् (tantram) - tantra, scripture
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tantra
tantra - tantra, system, scripture
ब्रह्मज्ञानैकसाधनम् (brahmajñānaikasādhanam) - the sole means for the realization of brahman
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmajñānaikasādhana
brahmajñānaikasādhana - sole means for the knowledge of brahman
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahmajñāna+eka+sādhana)
- brahmajñāna – knowledge of brahman
noun (neuter) - eka – sole, single, one
adjective (neuter) - sādhana – means, instrument, practice
noun (neuter)
पठित्वा (paṭhitvā) - having read
(verb)
active, absolutive of paṭh
absolutive / gerund
formed with the suffix -tvā from the root paṭh
Root: paṭh (class 1)
पाठयित्वा (pāṭhayitvā) - having taught, having caused to read
(verb)
active, absolutive of pāṭhay
absolutive / gerund (causative)
causative formation of paṭh with -itvā
Root: paṭh (class 1)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्मज्ञानी (brahmajñānī) - knower of brahman
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmajñānin
brahmajñānin - knower of brahman
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+jñānin)
- brahman – the absolute, supreme reality
noun (neuter) - jñānin – knower, wise person
adjective (masculine)
भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes, should become
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person