महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-14, verse-55
नन्दी महाबलः कीशवदनो गणनायकः ।
द्वारपालाः शिवस्यैते सर्वे शस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः ॥५५॥
द्वारपालाः शिवस्यैते सर्वे शस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः ॥५५॥
55. nandī mahābalaḥ kīśavadano gaṇanāyakaḥ ,
dvārapālāḥ śivasyaite sarve śastrāstrapāṇayaḥ.
dvārapālāḥ śivasyaite sarve śastrāstrapāṇayaḥ.
55.
nandī mahābalaḥ kīśavadanaḥ gaṇanāyakaḥ
dvārapālāḥ śivasya ete sarve śastrāstrapāṇayaḥ
dvārapālāḥ śivasya ete sarve śastrāstrapāṇayaḥ
55.
ete sarve śivasya dvārapālāḥ nandī mahābalaḥ
kīśavadanaḥ gaṇanāyakaḥ śastrāstrapāṇayaḥ ca
kīśavadanaḥ gaṇanāyakaḥ śastrāstrapāṇayaḥ ca
55. Nandin, Mahābala, Kīśavadana, and the leader of the hosts (Gaṇanāyaka) - all these are the door-keepers of Śiva, bearing weapons and missiles in their hands.
Words meanings summery:
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- नन्दी (nandī) - Nandin, chief attendant of Shiva
- महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Mahābala, very powerful
- कीशवदनः (kīśavadanaḥ) - Kīśavadana, monkey-faced
- गणनायकः (gaṇanāyakaḥ) - Gaṇanāyaka, leader of the hosts
- द्वारपालाः (dvārapālāḥ) - door-keepers, guardians of the gate
- शिवस्य (śivasya) - of Śiva
- एते (ete) - these
- सर्वे (sarve) - all
- शस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः (śastrāstrapāṇayaḥ) - bearing weapons and missiles in their hands
Words meanings and morphology
नन्दी (nandī) - Nandin, chief attendant of Shiva
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nandin
nandin - Nandin, joyful one, Shiva's bull and attendant
महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - Mahābala, very powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala
mahābala - possessing great strength, very powerful
karmadhāraya compound of mahat and bala
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+bala)
- mahat – great, big
adjective (masculine) - bala – strength, power
noun (neuter)
कीशवदनः (kīśavadanaḥ) - Kīśavadana, monkey-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kīśavadana
kīśavadana - monkey-faced, having the face of an ape
bahuvrīhi compound of kīśa and vadana
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kīśa+vadana)
- kīśa – ape, monkey
noun (masculine) - vadana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
गणनायकः (gaṇanāyakaḥ) - Gaṇanāyaka, leader of the hosts
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gaṇanāyaka
gaṇanāyaka - leader of the gaṇas, leader of Shiva's hosts
tatpurusha compound of gaṇa and nāyaka
Compound type : tatpurusha (gaṇa+nāyaka)
- gaṇa – host, troop, group of attendants
noun (masculine) - nāyaka – leader, guide, chief
noun (masculine)
द्वारपालाः (dvārapālāḥ) - door-keepers, guardians of the gate
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvārapāla
dvārapāla - door-keeper, guardian of the gate
tatpurusha compound of dvāra and pāla
Compound type : tatpurusha (dvāra+pāla)
- dvāra – door, gate
noun (neuter) - pāla – protector, keeper
noun (masculine)
शिवस्य (śivasya) - of Śiva
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śiva
śiva - Shiva, auspicious
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this
सर्वे (sarve) - all
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every
शस्त्रास्त्रपाणयः (śastrāstrapāṇayaḥ) - bearing weapons and missiles in their hands
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śastrāstrapāṇi
śastrāstrapāṇi - having weapons and missiles in hand
bahuvrīhi compound of śastrāstra and pāṇi
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śastrāstra+pāṇi)
- śastrāstra – weapons and missiles
noun (neuter)
dvandva compound of śastra and astra - pāṇi – hand
noun (masculine)