महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-3
केनोपायेन भगवन् परमात्मा प्रसीदति ।
किं तस्य साधनं देव मन्त्रः को वा प्रकीर्तितः ॥३॥
किं तस्य साधनं देव मन्त्रः को वा प्रकीर्तितः ॥३॥
3. kenopāyena bhagavan paramātmā prasīdati ,
kiṁ tasya sādhanaṁ deva mantraḥ ko vā prakīrtitaḥ.
kiṁ tasya sādhanaṁ deva mantraḥ ko vā prakīrtitaḥ.
3.
kena upāyena bhagavan paramātmā prasīdati kim
tasya sādhanam deva mantraḥ kaḥ vā prakīrtitaḥ
tasya sādhanam deva mantraḥ kaḥ vā prakīrtitaḥ
3.
bhagavan deva kena upāyena paramātmā prasīdati
tasya sādhanam kim kaḥ vā mantraḥ prakīrtitaḥ
tasya sādhanam kim kaḥ vā mantraḥ prakīrtitaḥ
3. O Lord, O divine being, by what means is the supreme self pleased, what is His practice, O God, and what mantra is proclaimed?
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- केन (kena) - by which, by what
- उपायेन (upāyena) - by means, by method, by way
- भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O fortunate one, O blessed one
- परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the supreme self, paramātman
- प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - is pleased, becomes gracious, rejoices
- किम् (kim) - what
- तस्य (tasya) - his, of him
- साधनम् (sādhanam) - means, practice, instrument, accomplishment
- देव (deva) - O God, O divine being
- मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - mantra, sacred utterance
- कः (kaḥ) - what, which
- वा (vā) - or, and
- प्रकीर्तितः (prakīrtitaḥ) - proclaimed, declared, praised
Words meanings and morphology
केन (kena) - by which, by what
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ka
ka - who, which, what
उपायेन (upāyena) - by means, by method, by way
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of upāya
upāya - means, method, way
Prefix: upa
Root: i (class 2)
भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O fortunate one, O blessed one
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - lord, blessed, fortunate
परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the supreme self, paramātman
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman
paramātman - supreme self
Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)
- parama – supreme, highest
adjective (masculine) - ātman – self, soul
noun (masculine)
प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - is pleased, becomes gracious, rejoices
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prasad
Prefix: pra
Root: sad (class 1)
किम् (kim) - what
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ka
ka - who, which, what
तस्य (tasya) - his, of him
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
साधनम् (sādhanam) - means, practice, instrument, accomplishment
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhana
sādhana - accomplishment, means, spiritual practice
Root: sādh (class 5)
देव (deva) - O God, O divine being
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - mantra, sacred utterance
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mantra
mantra - mantra, sacred chant
कः (kaḥ) - what, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ka
ka - who, which, what
वा (vā) - or, and
(indeclinable)
प्रकीर्तितः (prakīrtitaḥ) - proclaimed, declared, praised
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prakīrtita
prakīrtita - proclaimed, declared
Past Passive Participle
formed with pra + kīrt
Prefix: pra
Root: kīrt (class 10)