महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-3, verse-88
अश्वमेधादिभिर्यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा यत् फलमश्नुते ।
भक्षिते ब्रह्म नैवेद्ये तस्मात् कोटिगुणं लभेत् ॥८८॥
भक्षिते ब्रह्म नैवेद्ये तस्मात् कोटिगुणं लभेत् ॥८८॥
88. aśvamedhādibhiryajñairiṣṭvā yat phalamaśnute ,
bhakṣite brahma naivedye tasmāt koṭiguṇaṁ labhet.
bhakṣite brahma naivedye tasmāt koṭiguṇaṁ labhet.
88.
aśvamedhādibhir yajñaiḥ iṣṭvā yat phalam aśnute
bhakṣite brahma naivedye tasmāt koṭiguṇam labhet
bhakṣite brahma naivedye tasmāt koṭiguṇam labhet
88.
aśvamedhādibhiḥ yajñaiḥ iṣṭvā yat phalam aśnute,
brahma naivedye bhakṣite tasmāt koṭiguṇam labhet
brahma naivedye bhakṣite tasmāt koṭiguṇam labhet
88. Whatever result one attains by worshipping through Vedic rituals such as the aśvamedha, one obtains a crore times more than that when the food offering of the supreme lord has been consumed.
Words meanings summery:
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- अश्वमेधादिभिः (aśvamedhādibhiḥ) - by horse sacrifices and other such rituals
- यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by Vedic rituals
- इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having sacrificed, having worshipped
- यत् (yat) - which
- फलम् (phalam) - result, fruit
- अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, enjoys
- भक्षिते (bhakṣite) - when consumed
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - of the supreme lord (of the absolute, of brahman)
- नैवेद्ये (naivedye) - in the consecrated food offering
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - than that
- कोटिगुणम् (koṭiguṇam) - a crore-fold
- लभेत् (labhet) - one would gain, one should obtain
Words meanings and morphology
अश्वमेधादिभिः (aśvamedhādibhiḥ) - by horse sacrifices and other such rituals
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśvamedhādi
aśvamedhādi - beginning with the aśvamedha sacrifice
A bahuvrihi or tatpurusha compound combining aśvamedha and ādi.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (aśvamedha+ādi)
- aśvamedha – horse sacrifice
noun (masculine)
A tatpurusha compound of aśva and medha. - ādi – beginning, et cetera
adjective (masculine)
यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by Vedic rituals
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual
Derived from yaj
Root: yaj (class 1)
इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having sacrificed, having worshipped
(verb)
active
absolutive
Root yaj with -tvā suffix, forming iṣṭvā.
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Absolutive/gerund form.
यत् (yat) - which
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
फलम् (phalam) - result, fruit
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result
अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, enjoys
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of aś
Root: aś (class 5)
भक्षिते (bhakṣite) - when consumed
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of bhakṣita
bhakṣita - consumed, eaten
Past Passive Participle
Derived from bhakṣ
Root: bhakṣ (class 10)
Note: Absolute locative construction with naivedye.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - of the supreme lord (of the absolute, of brahman)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - brahman, the absolute
Note: Here functioning as a modifier in a tatpurusha or dependent sense with naivedye.
नैवेद्ये (naivedye) - in the consecrated food offering
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of naivedya
naivedya - food offering presented to a deity
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - than that
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
कोटिगुणम् (koṭiguṇam) - a crore-fold
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of koṭiguṇa
koṭiguṇa - crore-fold, multiplied by a crore
A tatpurusha/karmadhāraya compound combining koṭi and guṇa.
Compound type : tatpurusha (koṭi+guṇa)
- koṭi – crore, ten million
noun (feminine) - guṇa – fold, strand, quality
noun (masculine)
लभेत् (labhet) - one would gain, one should obtain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)