महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-134
दक्षकर्णे ब्राह्मणानामितरेषाञ्च वामतः ।
सप्तधा श्रावयेत् मन्त्रं सद्गुरुः करुणानिधिः ॥१३४॥
सप्तधा श्रावयेत् मन्त्रं सद्गुरुः करुणानिधिः ॥१३४॥
134. dakṣakarṇe brāhmaṇānāmitareṣāñca vāmataḥ ,
saptadhā śrāvayet mantraṁ sadguruḥ karuṇānidhiḥ.
saptadhā śrāvayet mantraṁ sadguruḥ karuṇānidhiḥ.
134.
dakṣakarṇe brāhmaṇānām itareṣām ca vāmataḥ
saptadhā śrāvayet mantram sadguruḥ karuṇānidhiḥ
saptadhā śrāvayet mantram sadguruḥ karuṇānidhiḥ
134.
karuṇānidhiḥ sadguruḥ brāhmaṇānām dakṣakarṇe
itareṣām ca vāmataḥ saptadhā mantram śrāvayet
itareṣām ca vāmataḥ saptadhā mantram śrāvayet
134. The compassionate guru should make them hear the mantra seven times into the right ear for brahmins, and into the left ear for others.
Words meanings summery:
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- दक्षकर्णे (dakṣakarṇe) - in the right ear
- ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of brahmins
- इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of those belonging to other social classes (of others)
- च (ca) - and
- वामतः (vāmataḥ) - on the left side, from the left
- सप्तधा (saptadhā) - seven times, in seven ways
- श्रावयेत् (śrāvayet) - he should cause to hear, he should make them hear
- मन्त्रम् (mantram) - the mantra
- सद्गुरुः (sadguruḥ) - the true guru, the revered teacher
- करुणानिधिः (karuṇānidhiḥ) - treasure of compassion
Words meanings and morphology
दक्षकर्णे (dakṣakarṇe) - in the right ear
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dakṣakarṇa
dakṣakarṇa - right ear
karmadhāraya compound formed by dakṣa and karṇa
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dakṣa+karṇa)
- dakṣa – right, skillful
adjective (masculine) - karṇa – ear
noun (masculine)
ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of brahmins
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priest
इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of those belonging to other social classes (of others)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of itara
itara - other, different
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वामतः (vāmataḥ) - on the left side, from the left
(indeclinable)
सप्तधा (saptadhā) - seven times, in seven ways
(indeclinable)
श्रावयेत् (śrāvayet) - he should cause to hear, he should make them hear
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of śru
causative
causative stem śrāvaya from root śru
Root: śru (class 5)
मन्त्रम् (mantram) - the mantra
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mantra
mantra - mantra, sacred utterance
सद्गुरुः (sadguruḥ) - the true guru, the revered teacher
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sadguru
sadguru - true guru, supreme teacher
karmadhāraya compound formed by sat and guru
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+guru)
- sat – true, good, real
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
from root as
Root: as (class 2) - guru – guru, teacher
noun (masculine)
करुणानिधिः (karuṇānidhiḥ) - treasure of compassion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karuṇānidhi
karuṇānidhi - treasure of compassion
tatpurusha compound formed by karuṇā and nidhi
Compound type : tatpurusha (karuṇā+nidhi)
- karuṇā – compassion, pity
noun (feminine) - nidhi – treasure, receptacle
noun (masculine)