महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-2, verse-50
यथा गच्चन्ति सरितोऽवशेनापि सरित्पतिम् ।
तथार्चादीनि कर्माणि तदुद्देश्यानि पार्वति ॥५०॥
तथार्चादीनि कर्माणि तदुद्देश्यानि पार्वति ॥५०॥
50. yathā gaccanti sarito'vaśenāpi saritpatim ,
tathārcādīni karmāṇi taduddeśyāni pārvati.
tathārcādīni karmāṇi taduddeśyāni pārvati.
50.
yathā gacchantī saritaḥ avaśena api saritpatim
tathā arcādīni karmāṇi tatuddeśyāni pārvati
tathā arcādīni karmāṇi tatuddeśyāni pārvati
50.
pārvati yathā saritaḥ avaśena api saritpatim gacchanti
tathā arcādīni karmāṇi tatuddeśyāni (bhavanti)
tathā arcādīni karmāṇi tatuddeśyāni (bhavanti)
50. O Pārvatī, just as rivers flow helplessly toward the ocean, so too are all actions of worship and the like directed toward Him.
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, flow
- सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers
- अवशेन (avaśena) - helplessly, without independent will
- अपि (api) - even
- सरित्पतिम् (saritpatim) - to the lord of rivers, to the ocean
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so
- अर्चादीनि (arcādīni) - starting with worship, worship and the like
- कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, rites, rituals
- ततुद्देश्यानि (tatuddeśyāni) - having Him as their object or destination
- पार्वति (pārvati) - O Pārvatī
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, flow
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sarit
sarit - river
अवशेन (avaśena) - helplessly, without independent will
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of avaśa
avaśa - helpless, uncontrolled, unwilling
अपि (api) - even
(indeclinable)
सरित्पतिम् (saritpatim) - to the lord of rivers, to the ocean
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saritpati
saritpati - ocean, lord of rivers
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarit+pati)
- sarit – river
noun (feminine) - pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
अर्चादीनि (arcādīni) - starting with worship, worship and the like
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of arcādi
arcādi - beginning with worship
Compound type : bahuvrihi (arcā+ādi)
- arcā – worship, image, praise
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning with, et cetera
adjective (masculine)
कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, rites, rituals
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, ritual
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ततुद्देश्यानि (tatuddeśyāni) - having Him as their object or destination
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of taduddeśya
taduddeśya - having Him as the intended goal or object
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tad+uddeśya)
- tad – that, him
pronoun (neuter) - uddeśya – intended object, goal
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Prefix: ut
Root: diś (class 6)
पार्वति (pārvati) - O Pārvatī
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of pārvatī
pārvatī - Pārvatī (daughter of the mountain)