महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-122
साधनानि बहूक्तानि नानातन्त्रागमादिषु ।
कलौ दुर्बलजीवानामसाध्यानि महेश्वरि ॥१२२॥
कलौ दुर्बलजीवानामसाध्यानि महेश्वरि ॥१२२॥
122. sādhanāni bahūktāni nānātantrāgamādiṣu ,
kalau durbalajīvānāmasādhyāni maheśvari.
kalau durbalajīvānāmasādhyāni maheśvari.
122.
sādhanāni bahūktāni nānātantrāgamādiṣu
kalau durbalajīvānām asādhyāni maheśvari
kalau durbalajīvānām asādhyāni maheśvari
122.
maheśvari nānātantrāgamādiṣu bahūktāni
sādhanāni kalau durbalajīvānām asādhyāni
sādhanāni kalau durbalajīvānām asādhyāni
122. O Maheshvari, the many practices described in various Tantras, Agamas, and other scriptures are impossible for the weak souls to accomplish in the age of Kali.
Words meanings summery:
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- साधनानि (sādhanāni) - spiritual practices, means of accomplishment
- बहूक्तानि (bahūktāni) - manifoldly stated, described in many ways
- नानातन्त्रागमादिषु (nānātantrāgamādiṣu) - in various Tantras, Agamas, and other such texts
- कलौ (kalau) - in the age of Kali, in the dark age
- दुर्बलजीवानाम् (durbalajīvānām) - of weak beings, of feeble souls
- असाध्यानि (asādhyāni) - impossible to accomplish, undoable
- महेश्वरि (maheśvari) - O Maheshvari, O great goddess
Words meanings and morphology
साधनानि (sādhanāni) - spiritual practices, means of accomplishment
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sādhana
sādhana - accomplishment, means, spiritual practice
Root: sādh (class 5)
बहूक्तानि (bahūktāni) - manifoldly stated, described in many ways
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bahūkta
bahūkta - much spoken of, stated in various ways
Past Passive Participle
compound of bahu and ukta
Compound type : karmadharaya (bahu+ukta)
- bahu – much, many, abundant
adjective (masculine) - ukta – spoken, said, stated
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root vac
Root: vac (class 2)
नानातन्त्रागमादिषु (nānātantrāgamādiṣu) - in various Tantras, Agamas, and other such texts
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of nānātantrāgamādi
nānātantrāgamādi - various Tantras, Agamas, and the like
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+tantra+āgama+ādi)
- nānā – various, diverse
indeclinable - tantra – tantra, treatise
noun (neuter) - āgama – traditional doctrine, scripture, agama
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1) - ādi – beginning, and others, and so on
noun (masculine)
कलौ (kalau) - in the age of Kali, in the dark age
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kali
kali - the Kali age, the fourth and worst age of the world
दुर्बलजीवानाम् (durbalajīvānām) - of weak beings, of feeble souls
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of durbalajīva
durbalajīva - a weak soul or living being
Compound type : karmadharaya (durbala+jīva)
- durbala – weak, feeble
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: dus - jīva – living being, soul, individual soul
noun (masculine)
Root: jīv (class 1)
असाध्यानि (asādhyāni) - impossible to accomplish, undoable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of asādhya
asādhya - impossible to be accomplished or cured
Gerundive
from root sādh with na
Compound type : tatpurusha (na+sādhya)
- sādhya – achievable, feasible, accomplishable
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
from root sādh
Root: sādh (class 5)
महेश्वरि (maheśvari) - O Maheshvari, O great goddess
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of maheśvarī
maheśvarī - the great goddess, Maheshvari
Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+īśvarī)
- mahā – great
adjective (feminine) - īśvarī – goddess, ruler, mistress
noun (feminine)
Root: īś (class 2)