महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-143
अमुमेव ब्रह्ममन्त्रं मत्तः पूर्वमुपासिताः ।
ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मर्षयश्चापि देवा देवर्षयस्तथा ॥१४३॥
ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मर्षयश्चापि देवा देवर्षयस्तथा ॥१४३॥
143. amumeva brahmamantraṁ mattaḥ pūrvamupāsitāḥ ,
brahmā brahmarṣayaścāpi devā devarṣayastathā.
brahmā brahmarṣayaścāpi devā devarṣayastathā.
143.
amum eva brahmamantram mattaḥ pūrvam upāsitāḥ
brahmā brahmarṣayaḥ ca api devā devarṣayaḥ tathā
brahmā brahmarṣayaḥ ca api devā devarṣayaḥ tathā
143.
brahmā brahmarṣayaḥ ca api devā devarṣayaḥ tathā
pūrvam mattaḥ amum eva brahmamantram upāsitāḥ
pūrvam mattaḥ amum eva brahmamantram upāsitāḥ
143. Before me, Brahma, the brah-rishis, the gods, and the deva-rishis as well, have worshipped this very brahma-mantra.
Words meanings summery:
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- अमुम् (amum) - this
- एव (eva) - indeed, very, precisely
- ब्रह्ममन्त्रम् (brahmamantram) - the mantra dedicated to Brahman
- मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me
- पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously
- उपासिताः (upāsitāḥ) - worshipped, practiced
- ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma
- ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - brah-rishis, brahmin sages
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also, even
- देवाः (devāḥ) - gods
- देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages, deva-rishis
- तथा (tathā) - thus, and also
Words meanings and morphology
अमुम् (amum) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - this, that
एव (eva) - indeed, very, precisely
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्ममन्त्रम् (brahmamantram) - the mantra dedicated to Brahman
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmamantra
brahmamantra - brahma-mantra
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+mantra)
- brahman – the absolute, Brahman
noun (neuter) - mantra – mantra, sacred utterance
noun (masculine)
मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of mad
mad - I, me
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously
(adverb)
Note: Used adverbially
उपासिताः (upāsitāḥ) - worshipped, practiced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of upāsita
upāsita - worshipped, served, practiced
Past Passive Participle
From upa + ās
Prefix: upa
Root: ās (class 2)
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahma
ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - brah-rishis, brahmin sages
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmarṣi
brahmarṣi - brahmin sage, brah-rishi
Compound type : karmadharaya (brahman+ṛṣi)
- brahman – brahmin, sacred knowledge
noun (neuter) - ṛṣi – seer, sage
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - deva, god, divine being
देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages, deva-rishis
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of devarṣi
devarṣi - divine sage, deva-rishi
Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+ṛṣi)
- deva – god
noun (masculine) - ṛṣi – seer, sage
noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - thus, and also
(indeclinable)