महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-25
प्रतिष्ठापूर्वसायाह्ने देवतां योऽधिवासयेत् ।
सोऽश्वमेधायुतफलं लभते साधकोत्तमः ॥२५॥
सोऽश्वमेधायुतफलं लभते साधकोत्तमः ॥२५॥
25. pratiṣṭhāpūrvasāyāhne devatāṁ yo'dhivāsayet ,
so'śvamedhāyutaphalaṁ labhate sādhakottamaḥ.
so'śvamedhāyutaphalaṁ labhate sādhakottamaḥ.
25.
pratiṣṭhā-pūrva-sāyāhne devatāṃ yaḥ adhivāsayet
saḥ aśvamedha-ayuta-phalaṃ labhate sādhaka-uttamaḥ
saḥ aśvamedha-ayuta-phalaṃ labhate sādhaka-uttamaḥ
25.
yaḥ pratiṣṭhā-pūrva-sāyāhne devatāṃ adhivāsayet
saḥ sādhaka-uttamaḥ aśvamedha-ayuta-phalaṃ labhate
saḥ sādhaka-uttamaḥ aśvamedha-ayuta-phalaṃ labhate
25. That best among practitioners who causes the deity to be indwelt with vital presence on the evening prior to installation obtains the fruit of ten thousand horse sacrifices.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रतिष्ठा-पूर्व-सायाह्ने (pratiṣṭhā-pūrva-sāyāhne) - on the evening prior to the installation
- देवताम् (devatām) - deity, divine being
- यः (yaḥ) - who
- अधिवासयेत् (adhivāsayet) - should cause to undergo adhivāsa, should infuse with divine presence
- सः (saḥ) - he
- अश्वमेध-अयुत-फलम् (aśvamedha-ayuta-phalam) - the fruit of ten thousand horse sacrifices
- लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives
- साधक-उत्तमः (sādhaka-uttamaḥ) - best among practitioners, excellent seeker
Words meanings and morphology
प्रतिष्ठा-पूर्व-सायाह्ने (pratiṣṭhā-pūrva-sāyāhne) - on the evening prior to the installation
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pratiṣṭhāpūrvasāyāhna
pratiṣṭhāpūrvasāyāhna - evening prior to installation
pratiṣṭhā + pūrva + sāyāhna, tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (pratiṣṭhā+pūrva+sāyāhna)
- pratiṣṭhā – installation, consecration
noun (feminine)
prati + sthā
Prefix: prati
Root: sthā (class 1) - pūrva – prior, preceding, former
adjective (masculine) - sāyāhna – evening, late afternoon
noun (masculine)
sāya + ahna
देवताम् (devatām) - deity, divine being
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of devatā
devatā - deity, divinity
यः (yaḥ) - who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which
अधिवासयेत् (adhivāsayet) - should cause to undergo adhivāsa, should infuse with divine presence
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of adhivāsay
causative
adhi + vas
Prefix: adhi
Root: vas (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he
अश्वमेध-अयुत-फलम् (aśvamedha-ayuta-phalam) - the fruit of ten thousand horse sacrifices
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aśvamedhāyutaphala
aśvamedhāyutaphala - fruit of ten thousand horse sacrifices
aśvamedha + ayuta + phala, tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (aśvamedha+ayuta+phala)
- aśvamedha – horse sacrifice
noun (masculine)
aśva + medha - ayuta – ten thousand
adjective (neuter) - phala – fruit, result
noun (neuter)
लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, receives
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)
साधक-उत्तमः (sādhaka-uttamaḥ) - best among practitioners, excellent seeker
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhakottama
sādhakottama - best among practitioners
sādhaka + uttama, karmadhāraya compound
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sādhaka+uttama)
- sādhaka – practitioner, seeker
noun (masculine) - uttama – best, excellent, highest
adjective (masculine)