महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-16
बहुजन्मार्जितैः पुण्यैः सद्गुरुर्यदि लभ्यते ।
तदा तद्वक्त्रतो ज्ञात्वा जन्मसाफल्यमाप्नुयात् ॥१६॥
तदा तद्वक्त्रतो ज्ञात्वा जन्मसाफल्यमाप्नुयात् ॥१६॥
16. bahujanmārjitaiḥ puṇyaiḥ sadgururyadi labhyate ,
tadā tadvaktrato jñātvā janmasāphalyamāpnuyāt.
tadā tadvaktrato jñātvā janmasāphalyamāpnuyāt.
16.
bahujanmārjitaiḥ puṇyaiḥ sadgururuḥ yadi labhyate
tadā tatvaktrataḥ jñātvā janmasāphalyam āpnuyāt
tadā tatvaktrataḥ jñātvā janmasāphalyam āpnuyāt
16.
yadi bahujanmārjitaiḥ puṇyaiḥ sat-guruḥ labhyate
tadā tat-vaktrataḥ jñātvā janma-sāphalyam āpnuyāt
tadā tat-vaktrataḥ jñātvā janma-sāphalyam āpnuyāt
16. If a true guru is obtained through the merits accumulated over many births, then, having learned from his mouth, one should attain the fulfillment of life.
Words meanings summery:
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- बहुजन्मार्जितैः (bahujanmārjitaiḥ) - accumulated over many births
- पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by merits / by good deeds
- सद्गुरुः (sadguruḥ) - true guru / revered teacher
- यदि (yadi) - if
- लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained / is found
- तदा (tadā) - then
- तत्वक्त्रतः (tatvaktrataḥ) - from his mouth / from that mouth
- ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known / having learned
- जन्मसाफल्यम् (janmasāphalyam) - fulfillment of life / success of birth
- आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - one should attain / one should achieve
Words meanings and morphology
बहुजन्मार्जितैः (bahujanmārjitaiḥ) - accumulated over many births
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of bahujanmārjita
bahujanmārjita - acquired or earned through many births
Past Passive Participle
Compound type : tatpurusha (bahujanma+arjita)
- bahujanma – many births
noun (neuter) - arjita – earned / acquired
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: arj (class 1)
पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by merits / by good deeds
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṇya
puṇya - merit, good deed, virtuous
सद्गुरुः (sadguruḥ) - true guru / revered teacher
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sadguru
sadguru - true guru, noble teacher
Compound type : karmadharaya (sat+guru)
- sat – true / good / real
adjective
Root: as (class 2) - guru – guru / teacher
noun (masculine)
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained / is found
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)
तदा (tadā) - then
(indeclinable)
तत्वक्त्रतः (tatvaktrataḥ) - from his mouth / from that mouth
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tatvaktra
tatvaktra - his mouth / that mouth
Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+vaktra)
- tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - vaktra – mouth / face
noun (neuter)
ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known / having learned
(verb)
absolutive
root jñā + ktvā suffix
Root: jñā (class 9)
जन्मसाफल्यम् (janmasāphalyam) - fulfillment of life / success of birth
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of janmasāphalya
janmasāphalya - fulfillment of life, success of birth
Compound type : tatpurusha (janma+sāphalya)
- janma – birth / life
noun (neuter) - sāphalya – fruitfulness / fulfillment / success
noun (neuter)
आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - one should attain / one should achieve
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of āp
Prefix: ā
Root: āp (class 5)