महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-104
येनोपायेन मर्त्यानां लोकयात्रा प्रसिद्ध्यति ।
तदेव कार्यं ब्रह्मज्ञैरिदं धर्मं सनातनम् ॥१०४॥
तदेव कार्यं ब्रह्मज्ञैरिदं धर्मं सनातनम् ॥१०४॥
104. yenopāyena martyānāṁ lokayātrā prasiddhyati ,
tadeva kāryaṁ brahmajñairidaṁ dharmaṁ sanātanam.
tadeva kāryaṁ brahmajñairidaṁ dharmaṁ sanātanam.
104.
ena upāyena martyānām lokayātrā prasidhyati tat
eva kāryam brahmajñaiḥ idam dharmam sanātanam
eva kāryam brahmajñaiḥ idam dharmam sanātanam
104.
martyānām lokayātrā yena upāyena prasidhyati tat
eva brahmajñaiḥ kāryam idam sanātanam dharmam
eva brahmajñaiḥ kāryam idam sanātanam dharmam
104. Whatever method ensures the successful conduct of mortal life, that alone should be practiced by those who know brahman, for this is the eternal dharma.
Words meanings summery:
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- एन (ena) - by which (relative) (by this, with this)
- उपायेन (upāyena) - by method, by means, by strategy
- मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, of human beings
- लोकयात्रा (lokayātrā) - worldly journey, conduct of life, daily business
- प्रसिध्यति (prasidhyati) - succeeds, prospers, is accomplished
- तत् (tat) - that
- एव (eva) - alone (indeed, exactly, only)
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, to be performed
- ब्रह्मज्ञैः (brahmajñaiḥ) - by those who know brahman
- इदम् (idam) - this
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma (dharma, righteous conduct, innate nature)
- सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient
Words meanings and morphology
एन (ena) - by which (relative) (by this, with this)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which
Note: surface form yena arises from yenopāyena
उपायेन (upāyena) - by method, by means, by strategy
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of upāya
upāya - method, means, strategy
Prefix: upa
Root: i (class 2)
मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, of human beings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of martya
martya - mortal, human
Root: mṛ (class 6)
लोकयात्रा (lokayātrā) - worldly journey, conduct of life, daily business
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of lokayātrā
lokayātrā - worldly journey, conduct of life
Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+yātrā)
- loka – world, realm, people
noun (masculine) - yātrā – journey, procession, course, conduct
noun (feminine)
Root: yā (class 2)
प्रसिध्यति (prasidhyati) - succeeds, prospers, is accomplished
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prasidh
Prefix: pra
Root: sidh (class 4)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
एव (eva) - alone (indeed, exactly, only)
(indeclinable)
कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done, to be performed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - to be done, task, duty
Gerundive
from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ब्रह्मज्ञैः (brahmajñaiḥ) - by those who know brahman
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of brahmajña
brahmajña - knower of brahman
Compound type : upapada (brahman+jña)
- brahman – the absolute, supreme reality
noun (neuter) - jña – knowing, one who knows
adjective (masculine)
Root: jñā (class 9)
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma (dharma, righteous conduct, innate nature)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dharma
dharma - dharma, law, right conduct, nature
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: neuter form dharmam here instead of masculine dharmaḥ due to poetic or secondary usage matching idam
सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana
sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient