महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-2, verse-18
कलावन्योदितैर्मार्गैः सिद्धिमिच्चति यो नरः ।
तृषितो जाह्नवीतीरे कूपं खनति दुर्मतिः ॥१८॥
तृषितो जाह्नवीतीरे कूपं खनति दुर्मतिः ॥१८॥
18. kalāvanyoditairmārgaiḥ siddhimiccati yo naraḥ ,
tṛṣito jāhnavītīre kūpaṁ khanati durmatiḥ.
tṛṣito jāhnavītīre kūpaṁ khanati durmatiḥ.
18.
kalau anya-uditaiḥ mārgaiḥ siddhiṃ icchati yaḥ
naraḥ tṛṣitaḥ jāhnavī-tīre kūpaṃ khanati durmatiḥ
naraḥ tṛṣitaḥ jāhnavī-tīre kūpaṃ khanati durmatiḥ
18.
yaḥ naraḥ kalau anya-uditaiḥ mārgaiḥ siddhiṃ icchati
(saḥ) durmatiḥ tṛṣitaḥ (san) jāhnavī-tīre kūpaṃ khanati
(saḥ) durmatiḥ tṛṣitaḥ (san) jāhnavī-tīre kūpaṃ khanati
18. In the Kali age, a foolish person who desires spiritual attainment through paths taught by others, being thirsty, digs a well on the very banks of the Ganges.
Words meanings summery:
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- कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali age
- अन्य-उदितैः (anya-uditaiḥ) - taught by others, declared by others
- मार्गैः (mārgaiḥ) - by paths, by ways, by methods
- सिद्धिं (siddhiṁ) - spiritual attainment, perfection, success
- इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires, wants
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
- तृषितः (tṛṣitaḥ) - thirsty
- जाह्नवी-तीरे (jāhnavī-tīre) - on the bank of the Ganges
- कूपं (kūpaṁ) - well
- खनति (khanati) - digs
- दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - foolish, evil-minded, unwise
Words meanings and morphology
कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali age
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kali
kali - Kali age, quarrel, strife
अन्य-उदितैः (anya-uditaiḥ) - taught by others, declared by others
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya-udita
anya-udita - spoken or taught by others
Past Passive Participle
from root vad with ud
Compound type : tatpurusha (anya+udita)
- anya – other
adjective - udita – spoken, said, risen
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root vad with ud
Prefix: ud
Root: vad (class 1)
मार्गैः (mārgaiḥ) - by paths, by ways, by methods
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mārga
mārga - path, way, road
सिद्धिं (siddhiṁ) - spiritual attainment, perfection, success
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi
siddhi - attainment, perfection, success
इच्छति (icchati) - wishes, desires, wants
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 6)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which
नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person
तृषितः (tṛṣitaḥ) - thirsty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛṣita
tṛṣita - thirsty
Past Passive Participle
from root tṛṣ (4p)
Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
जाह्नवी-तीरे (jāhnavī-tīre) - on the bank of the Ganges
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of jāhnavī-tīra
jāhnavī-tīra - bank of the Ganges
Compound type : tatpurusha (jāhnavī+tīra)
- jāhnavī – Ganges
proper noun (feminine) - tīra – bank, shore
noun (neuter)
कूपं (kūpaṁ) - well
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kūpa
kūpa - well, cavity
खनति (khanati) - digs
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of khan
Root: khan (class 1)
दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - foolish, evil-minded, unwise
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati
durmati - foolish, evil-minded
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+mati)
- dur – bad, evil
adjective - mati – mind, intellect
noun (feminine)