महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-150
ब्राह्मणा यतयः साक्षादितरे ब्राह्मणैः समाः ।
तस्मात् सर्वे पूजयेयुर्ब्रह्मज्ञान् ब्रह्मदीक्षितान् ॥१५०॥
तस्मात् सर्वे पूजयेयुर्ब्रह्मज्ञान् ब्रह्मदीक्षितान् ॥१५०॥
150. brāhmaṇā yatayaḥ sākṣāditare brāhmaṇaiḥ samāḥ ,
tasmāt sarve pūjayeyurbrahmajñān brahmadīkṣitān.
tasmāt sarve pūjayeyurbrahmajñān brahmadīkṣitān.
150.
brāhmaṇā yatayaḥ sākṣāt itare brāhmaṇaiḥ samāḥ
tasmāt sarve pūjayeyuḥ brahmajñān brahmadīkṣitān
tasmāt sarve pūjayeyuḥ brahmajñān brahmadīkṣitān
150.
brāhmaṇāḥ yatayaḥ sākṣāt itare brāhmaṇaiḥ samāḥ
tasmāt sarve brahmajñān brahmadīkṣitān pūjayeyuḥ
tasmāt sarve brahmajñān brahmadīkṣitān pūjayeyuḥ
150. Brahmins and ascetics are directly equivalent to brahmins, and others are equal to them. Therefore, all people should worship those who know Brahman and have received initiation into Brahman.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins
- यतयः (yatayaḥ) - ascetics
- साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, manifestly
- इतरे (itare) - others
- ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by brahmins
- समाः (samāḥ) - equal
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore
- सर्वे (sarve) - all
- पूजयेयुः (pūjayeyuḥ) - should worship
- ब्रह्मज्ञान् (brahmajñān) - those who know Brahman
- ब्रह्मदीक्षितान् (brahmadīkṣitān) - those initiated into Brahman
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - brahmin
यतयः (yatayaḥ) - ascetics
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yati
yati - ascetic, renunciate
Root: yat (class 1)
साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, manifestly
(indeclinable)
इतरे (itare) - others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of itara
itara - other
ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by brahmins
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - brahmin
समाः (samāḥ) - equal
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sama
sama - same, equal
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
सर्वे (sarve) - all
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every
पूजयेयुः (pūjayeyuḥ) - should worship
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of pūj
Root: pūj (class 10)
ब्रह्मज्ञान् (brahmajñān) - those who know Brahman
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of brahmajña
brahmajña - knower of Brahman
upapad samāsa from brahman and jña
Compound type : upapada (brahman+jña)
- brahman – brahman
noun (neuter) - jña – knowing
adjective (masculine)
Root: jñā (class 9)
ब्रह्मदीक्षितान् (brahmadīkṣitān) - those initiated into Brahman
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of brahmadīkṣita
brahmadīkṣita - initiated into Brahman
Past Passive Participle
tatpurusha compound of brahma and dīkṣita
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+dīkṣita)
- brahman – brahman
noun (neuter) - dīkṣita – initiated
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from dīkṣ with ta-pratyaya
Root: dīkṣ (class 1)