महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-139
मन्त्रग्रहणमात्रेण तदात्मा तन्मयो भवेत् ।
ब्रह्मभूतस्य देवेशि किमन्यैर्बहुसाधनैः ॥१३९॥
ब्रह्मभूतस्य देवेशि किमन्यैर्बहुसाधनैः ॥१३९॥
139. mantragrahaṇamātreṇa tadātmā tanmayo bhavet ,
brahmabhūtasya deveśi kimanyairbahusādhanaiḥ.
brahmabhūtasya deveśi kimanyairbahusādhanaiḥ.
139.
mantra-grahaṇa-mātreṇa tat-ātmā tat-mayaḥ bhavet
brahma-bhūtasya deva-iśi kim anyaiḥ bahu-sādhanaiḥ
brahma-bhūtasya deva-iśi kim anyaiḥ bahu-sādhanaiḥ
139.
deva-iśi,
mantra-grahaṇa-mātreṇa tat-ātmā tat-mayaḥ bhavet; brahma-bhūtasya anyaiḥ bahu-sādhanaiḥ kim?
mantra-grahaṇa-mātreṇa tat-ātmā tat-mayaḥ bhavet; brahma-bhūtasya anyaiḥ bahu-sādhanaiḥ kim?
139. O goddess (deveśi), merely by taking the mantra, his self becomes identified with that absolute and filled with it. For one who is established in brahman, what need is there of many other practices?
Words meanings summery:
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- मन्त्र-ग्रहण-मात्रेण (mantra-grahaṇa-mātreṇa) - merely by the reception or taking of the mantra
- तत्-आत्मा (tat-ātmā) - his self directed toward that / whose self is that
- तत्-मयः (tat-mayaḥ) - consisting of that / absorbed in that / filled with that
- भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes / may be
- ब्रह्म-भूतस्य (brahma-bhūtasya) - of one who has become brahman / of one established in brahman
- देव-इशि (deva-iśi) - O goddess / O queen of the gods
- किम् (kim) - what?
- अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by other
- बहु-साधनैः (bahu-sādhanaiḥ) - with many practices / with numerous spiritual means
Words meanings and morphology
मन्त्र-ग्रहण-मात्रेण (mantra-grahaṇa-mātreṇa) - merely by the reception or taking of the mantra
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mantra-grahaṇa-mātra
mantra-grahaṇa-mātra - merely the taking of a mantra
Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra-grahaṇa+mātra)
- mantra-grahaṇa – taking or receiving a mantra
noun (neuter) - mātra – measure, mere, only
noun (neuter)
तत्-आत्मा (tat-ātmā) - his self directed toward that / whose self is that
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad-ātman
tad-ātman - whose self is that
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tad+ātman)
- tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - ātman – self, soul
noun (masculine)
तत्-मयः (tat-mayaḥ) - consisting of that / absorbed in that / filled with that
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad-maya
tad-maya - made of that, absorbed in that
Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+maya)
- tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - maya – made of, full of
adjective (masculine)
भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes / may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
ब्रह्म-भूतस्य (brahma-bhūtasya) - of one who has become brahman / of one established in brahman
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of brahma-bhūta
brahma-bhūta - one who has become brahman
Past Passive Participle
brahman + bhū
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+bhūta)
- brahman – the absolute, brahman
noun (neuter) - bhūta – become, existing
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
देव-इशि (deva-iśi) - O goddess / O queen of the gods
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of deveśī
deveśī - goddess, queen of the gods
Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+īśī)
- deva – god, divine being
noun (masculine) - īśī – ruler, mistress, goddess
noun (feminine)
किम् (kim) - what?
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what
अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by other
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different
बहु-साधनैः (bahu-sādhanaiḥ) - with many practices / with numerous spiritual means
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of bahu-sādhana
bahu-sādhana - having many means or practices
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+sādhana)
- bahu – much, many
adjective (masculine) - sādhana – means, practice, instrument
noun (neuter)
Root: sādh (class 5)