महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
-
chapter-2, verse-16
पाञ्चालिका यथा भित्तौ सर्वेन्द्रियसमन्विताः ।
अमूरशक्ताः कार्येषु तथान्ये मन्त्रराशयः ॥१६॥
अमूरशक्ताः कार्येषु तथान्ये मन्त्रराशयः ॥१६॥
16. pāñcālikā yathā bhittau sarvendriyasamanvitāḥ ,
amūraśaktāḥ kāryeṣu tathānye mantrarāśayaḥ.
amūraśaktāḥ kāryeṣu tathānye mantrarāśayaḥ.
16.
pāñcālikā yathā bhittau sarvendraiya-samanvitāḥ
amūḥ aśaktāḥ kāryeṣu tathā anye mantrarāśayaḥ
amūḥ aśaktāḥ kāryeṣu tathā anye mantrarāśayaḥ
16.
sarvendraiya-samanvitāḥ amūḥ pāñcālikāḥ yathā bhittau
(sthitāḥ tathā) anye mantrarāśayaḥ kāryeṣu aśaktāḥ
(sthitāḥ tathā) anye mantrarāśayaḥ kāryeṣu aśaktāḥ
16. Just as dolls on a wall, though equipped with all their limbs and senses, are powerless to perform any actions, so too are all other collections of mantras.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- पाञ्चालिकाः (pāñcālikāḥ) - dolls, puppets
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- भित्तौ (bhittau) - on a wall
- सर्वेन्द्रैय-समन्विताः (sarvendraiya-samanvitāḥ) - equipped with all senses and organs
- अमूः (amūḥ) - those
- अशक्ताः (aśaktāḥ) - powerless, incapable, unable
- कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in actions, in tasks, in works
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way
- अन्ये (anye) - other
- मन्त्रराशयः (mantrarāśayaḥ) - collections of mantras, assemblies of mantras
Words meanings and morphology
पाञ्चालिकाः (pāñcālikāḥ) - dolls, puppets
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pāñcālikā
pāñcālikā - doll, puppet
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
भित्तौ (bhittau) - on a wall
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhitti
bhitti - wall, partition
सर्वेन्द्रैय-समन्विताः (sarvendraiya-samanvitāḥ) - equipped with all senses and organs
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sarvendriyasamanvita
sarvendriyasamanvita - equipped with all senses and organs
Past Passive Participle
Compound of sarva, indriya, and samanvita.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+indriya+samanvita)
- sarva – all, every
adjective (masculine) - indriya – sense organ, faculty
noun (neuter) - samanvita – endowed with, accompanied by
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From sam + anu + i
Prefixes: sam+anu
Root: i (class 2)
अमूः (amūḥ) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of adas
adas - that
अशक्ताः (aśaktāḥ) - powerless, incapable, unable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aśakta
aśakta - powerless, incapable, unable
Compound of a (not) and śakta (capable).
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+śakta)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - śakta – capable, able, competent
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From śak.
Root: śak (class 5)
कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in actions, in tasks, in works
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of kārya
kārya - action, task, work, duty
Gerundive
From kṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way
(indeclinable)
अन्ये (anye) - other
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
मन्त्रराशयः (mantrarāśayaḥ) - collections of mantras, assemblies of mantras
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrarāśi
mantrarāśi - collection of mantras, multitude of mantras
Compound of mantra and rāśi.
Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+rāśi)
- mantra – mantra, sacred formula
noun (neuter) - rāśi – heap, pile, collection, multitude
noun (masculine)