महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-5, verse-101
नाभौ रं रक्तवर्णञ्च ध्यात्वा तज्जातवह्निना ।
चतुःषष्ट्या कुम्भकेन दहेत् पापरतान्तनूम् ॥१०१॥
चतुःषष्ट्या कुम्भकेन दहेत् पापरतान्तनूम् ॥१०१॥
101. nābhau raṁ raktavarṇañca dhyātvā tajjātavahninā ,
catuḥṣaṣṭyā kumbhakena dahet pāparatāntanūm.
catuḥṣaṣṭyā kumbhakena dahet pāparatāntanūm.
101.
nābhau raṃ raktavarṇañca dhyātvā tajjātavahninā
catuḥṣaṭyā kumbhakena dahet pāparatāntanūm
catuḥṣaṭyā kumbhakena dahet pāparatāntanūm
101.
nābhau raktavarṇaṃ raṃ ca dhyātvā tajjātavahninā
catuḥṣaṭyā kumbhakena pāparatāṃ tanūm dahet
catuḥṣaṭyā kumbhakena pāparatāṃ tanūm dahet
101. Having meditated on the red-colored syllable raṃ in the navel, he should burn his sin-bound body with the fire born from it, through sixty-four retentions of breath (kumbhaka).
Words meanings summery:
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- नाभौ (nābhau) - in the navel
- रम् (ram) - the seed syllable raṃ (of fire)
- रक्तवर्णम् (raktavarṇam) - red-colored
- च (ca) - and
- ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated
- तज्जातवह्निना (tajjātavahninā) - by the fire born from that
- चतुःषट्या (catuḥṣaṭyā) - with sixty-four
- कुम्भकेन (kumbhakena) - by means of breath retention (kumbhaka)
- दहेत् (dahet) - should burn
- पापरताम् (pāparatām) - condition of being bound by sin, sinfulness
- तनूम् (tanūm) - body
Words meanings and morphology
नाभौ (nābhau) - in the navel
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of nābhi
nābhi - navel, center, nave of a wheel
रम् (ram) - the seed syllable raṃ (of fire)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ra
ra - the seed syllable raṃ
रक्तवर्णम् (raktavarṇam) - red-colored
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of raktavarṇa
raktavarṇa - having a red color
Compound type : karmadhāraya (rakta+varṇa)
- rakta – red, colored, attached
adjective (neuter) - varṇa – color, hue, letter
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated
(verb)
absolutive
From dhyai + tvā
Root: dhyai (class 1)
तज्जातवह्निना (tajjātavahninā) - by the fire born from that
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tajjātavahni
tajjātavahni - fire originating from that (seed syllable)
Compound type : tatpurusha (tajjāta+vahni)
- tajjāta – born from that
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
tad + jāta
Root: jan (class 4) - vahni – fire, flame
noun (masculine)
चतुःषट्या (catuḥṣaṭyā) - with sixty-four
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of catuḥṣaṣṭi
catuḥṣaṣṭi - sixty-four
Compound type : dvandva (catur+ṣaṣṭi)
- catur – four
adjective - ṣaṣṭi – sixty
adjective
कुम्भकेन (kumbhakena) - by means of breath retention (kumbhaka)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kumbhaka
kumbhaka - retention of breath in prāṇāyāma
दहेत् (dahet) - should burn
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dah
Root: dah (class 1)
पापरताम् (pāparatām) - condition of being bound by sin, sinfulness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pāparatā
pāparatā - state of being addicted to or bound by sin
Compound type : tatpurusha (pāpa+ratā)
- pāpa – sin, evil
noun (neuter) - ratā – attachment, delighting in, bound to
noun (feminine)
तनूम् (tanūm) - body
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tanū
tanū - body, person, form