महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-34
साकाराऽपि निराकारा मायया बहुरूपिणी ।
त्वं सर्वादिरनादिस्त्वं कर्त्री हर्त्री च पालिका ॥३४॥
त्वं सर्वादिरनादिस्त्वं कर्त्री हर्त्री च पालिका ॥३४॥
34. sākārā'pi nirākārā māyayā bahurūpiṇī ,
tvaṁ sarvādiranādistvaṁ kartrī hartrī ca pālikā.
tvaṁ sarvādiranādistvaṁ kartrī hartrī ca pālikā.
34.
sākārā api nirākārā māyayā bahurūpiṇī tvam
sarvādiḥ anādiḥ tvam kartrī hartrī ca pālikā
sarvādiḥ anādiḥ tvam kartrī hartrī ca pālikā
34.
tvam sākārā api nirākārā māyayā bahurūpiṇī,
tvam sarvādiḥ anādiḥ ca kartrī hartrī pālikā
tvam sarvādiḥ anādiḥ ca kartrī hartrī pālikā
34. Although possessing form, you are also formless through māyā, assuming manifold shapes; you are the origin of all and beginningless, and you are the creator, the destroyer, and the protector.
Words meanings summery:
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- साकारा (sākārā) - having form, endowed with shape
- अपि (api) - also, even, and
- निराकारा (nirākārā) - formless, devoid of shape
- मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, through māyā, by magical power
- बहुरूपिणी (bahurūpiṇī) - having manifold forms, assuming many shapes
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- सर्वादिः (sarvādiḥ) - the beginning of all, the primal source of everything
- अनादिः (anādiḥ) - beginningless, without a prior cause
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- कर्त्री (kartrī) - creator, female doer, maker
- हर्त्री (hartrī) - destroyer, taker away, female remover
- च (ca) - and
- पालिका (pālikā) - protector, nurturer, preserver
Words meanings and morphology
साकारा (sākārā) - having form, endowed with shape
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sākāra
sākāra - having form, endowed with shape
Derived from sa + ākāra
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ākāra)
- sa – with, having
indeclinable - ākāra – form, shape, appearance
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अपि (api) - also, even, and
(indeclinable)
निराकारा (nirākārā) - formless, devoid of shape
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nirākāra
nirākāra - formless, devoid of shape
Derived from nis + ākāra
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+ākāra)
- nis – out, without, away
indeclinable - ākāra – form, shape
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, through māyā, by magical power
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magical power, deceptive appearance
Root: mā (class 3)
बहुरूपिणी (bahurūpiṇī) - having manifold forms, assuming many shapes
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bahurūpin
bahurūpin - having many forms
Derived from bahu + rūpin
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+rūpin)
- bahu – much, many, manifold
adjective - rūpin – having a form or shape
adjective (masculine)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
सर्वादिः (sarvādiḥ) - the beginning of all, the primal source of everything
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvādi
sarvādi - beginning of all, primal source
Derived from sarva + ādi
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+ādi)
- sarva – all, every
adjective - ādi – beginning, first, origin
noun (masculine)
अनादिः (anādiḥ) - beginningless, without a prior cause
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anādi
anādi - beginningless, eternal
Derived from a + ādi
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+ādi)
- a – non-, un-, absence of
indeclinable - ādi – beginning, origin
noun (masculine)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
कर्त्री (kartrī) - creator, female doer, maker
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kartṛ
kartṛ - doer, maker, creator
Agent noun
Derived from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
हर्त्री (hartrī) - destroyer, taker away, female remover
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of hartṛ
hartṛ - destroyer, taker away, remover
Agent noun
Derived from root hṛ
Root: hṛ (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पालिका (pālikā) - protector, nurturer, preserver
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pālikā
pālikā - protector, preserver
Agent noun
Derived from root pā
Root: pā (class 2)