महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-108
एषा सन्ध्या मया प्रोक्ता सर्वथा ब्रह्मसाधने ।
यदनुष्ठानतो मन्त्री शुद्धान्तःकरणो भवेत् ॥१०८॥
यदनुष्ठानतो मन्त्री शुद्धान्तःकरणो भवेत् ॥१०८॥
108. eṣā sandhyā mayā proktā sarvathā brahmasādhane ,
yadanuṣṭhānato mantrī śuddhāntaḥkaraṇo bhavet.
yadanuṣṭhānato mantrī śuddhāntaḥkaraṇo bhavet.
108.
eṣā sandhyā mayā proktā sarvathā brahma-sādhane
yat-anuṣṭhānataḥ mantrī śuddha-antaḥkaraṇaḥ bhavet
yat-anuṣṭhānataḥ mantrī śuddha-antaḥkaraṇaḥ bhavet
108.
mayā eṣā sandhyā sarvathā brahma-sādhane proktā,
yat-anuṣṭhānataḥ mantrī śuddha-antaḥkaraṇaḥ bhavet
yat-anuṣṭhānataḥ mantrī śuddha-antaḥkaraṇaḥ bhavet
108. This sandhyā has been fully declared by me for the realization of brahman, by the practice of which the mantrī (practitioner of mantras) becomes pure in heart and mind.
Words meanings summery:
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- एषा (eṣā) - this
- सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight ritual / sandhyā meditation
- मया (mayā) - by me
- प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared / spoken / stated
- सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way / completely / by all means
- ब्रह्म-साधने (brahma-sādhane) - for the accomplishment of brahman / for the realization of the absolute
- यत् (yat) - which / from which
- अनुष्ठानतः (anuṣṭhānataḥ) - from the performance / through the practice
- मन्त्री (mantrī) - the mantrī / one who practices mantras
- शुद्ध-अन्तःकरणः (śuddha-antaḥkaraṇaḥ) - pure in heart and mind / having a purified inner instrument
- भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes / may be
Words meanings and morphology
एषा (eṣā) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of etad
etad - this
सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - twilight ritual / sandhyā meditation
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sandhyā
sandhyā - twilight prayer, sandhyā ritual
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of asmad
asmad - we, I
प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared / spoken / stated
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prokta
prokta - declared, spoken
Past Passive Participle
pra + vac
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way / completely / by all means
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्म-साधने (brahma-sādhane) - for the accomplishment of brahman / for the realization of the absolute
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of brahma-sādhana
brahma-sādhana - accomplishment or realization of brahman
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+sādhana)
- brahman – the absolute, brahman
noun (neuter) - sādhana – accomplishment, means, practice
noun (neuter)
Root: sādh (class 5)
यत् (yat) - which / from which
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
अनुष्ठानतः (anuṣṭhānataḥ) - from the performance / through the practice
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of anuṣṭhāna
anuṣṭhāna - performance, practice, observance
Prefixes: anu+nis
Root: sthā (class 1)
मन्त्री (mantrī) - the mantrī / one who practices mantras
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrin
mantrin - possessor of mantras, counselor, mantrī
शुद्ध-अन्तःकरणः (śuddha-antaḥkaraṇaḥ) - pure in heart and mind / having a purified inner instrument
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śuddha-antaḥkaraṇa
śuddha-antaḥkaraṇa - one whose inner instrument (manas, buddhi, citta, ahaṅkāra) is pure
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śuddha+antaḥkaraṇa)
- śuddha – pure, clean
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
śudh
Root: śudh (class 4) - antaḥkaraṇa – inner instrument, mind, heart
noun (neuter)
भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes / may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)