महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-5, verse-112
पञ्चाशल्लिपिभिर्विभक्तमुखदोःपन्मध्यवक्षःस्थलां भास्वन्मौलिनिबद्धचन्द्रशकलामापीनतुङ्गस्तनीम् ।
मुद्रामक्षगुणं सुधाढ्यकलशं विद्याञ्च हस्ताम्बुजैर्विभ्राणां विषदप्रभां त्रिनयनां वाग्देवतामाश्रये ॥११२॥
मुद्रामक्षगुणं सुधाढ्यकलशं विद्याञ्च हस्ताम्बुजैर्विभ्राणां विषदप्रभां त्रिनयनां वाग्देवतामाश्रये ॥११२॥
112. pañcāśallipibhirvibhaktamukhadoḥpanmadhyavakṣaḥsthalāṁ bhāsvanmaulinibaddhacandraśakalāmāpīnatuṅgastanīm ,
mudrāmakṣaguṇaṁ sudhāḍhyakalaśaṁ vidyāñca hastāmbujairvibhrāṇāṁ viṣadaprabhāṁ trinayanāṁ vāgdevatāmāśraye.
mudrāmakṣaguṇaṁ sudhāḍhyakalaśaṁ vidyāñca hastāmbujairvibhrāṇāṁ viṣadaprabhāṁ trinayanāṁ vāgdevatāmāśraye.
112.
pañcaśallipibhirvibhaktamukhadoḥpanmadhyavakṣaḥsthalāṃ
bhāsvanmaulinibaddhacandraśakalāmāpīnatuṅgastanīm
mudrāmakṣaguṇaṃ sudhāḍhyakalaśaṃ vidyāñca
hastāmbuzairvibhrāṇāṃ viṣadaprabhāṃ trinayanāṃ vāgdevatāmāśraye
bhāsvanmaulinibaddhacandraśakalāmāpīnatuṅgastanīm
mudrāmakṣaguṇaṃ sudhāḍhyakalaśaṃ vidyāñca
hastāmbuzairvibhrāṇāṃ viṣadaprabhāṃ trinayanāṃ vāgdevatāmāśraye
112.
pañcaśallipibhirvibhaktamukhadoḥpanmadhyavakṣaḥsthalāṃ
bhāsvanmaulinibaddhacandraśakalām āpīnatuṅgastanīm
akṣaguṇaṃ mudrāṃ sudhāḍhyakalaśaṃ vidyāṃ ca hastāmbuzair
vibhrāṇāṃ viṣadaprabhāṃ trinayanāṃ vāgdevatām āśraye
bhāsvanmaulinibaddhacandraśakalām āpīnatuṅgastanīm
akṣaguṇaṃ mudrāṃ sudhāḍhyakalaśaṃ vidyāṃ ca hastāmbuzair
vibhrāṇāṃ viṣadaprabhāṃ trinayanāṃ vāgdevatām āśraye
112. I take refuge in the goddess of speech, who is radiant like pure white light, adorned with three eyes, whose face, arms, hands, middle body, and chest are marked with the fifty letters, who wears a crescent moon bound upon her shining crown, who has full and lofty breasts, and who holds in her lotus-like hands a mudrā, a rosary, a pot filled with nectar, and the embodiment of knowledge.
Words meanings summery:
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- पञ्चशल्लिपिभिः (pañcaśallipibhiḥ) - by the fifty letters
- विभक्त (vibhakta) - divided, marked, distributed
- मुखदोह्पन्मध्यवक्षःस्थलाम् (mukhadohpanmadhyavakṣaḥsthalām) - whose face, arms, hands, middle body, and chest are marked
- भास्वत् (bhāsvat) - shining, radiant
- मौलि (mauli) - crown, head
- निबद्ध (nibaddha) - bound, fastened, fixed
- चन्द्रशकला (candraśakalā) - crescent moon, digit of the moon
- आपीन (āpīna) - full, swelling, plump
- तुङ्ग (tuṅga) - lofty, high, prominent
- स्तनी (stanī) - having breasts
- मुद्रा (mudrā) - mudrā, seal, gesture
- अक्षगुण (akṣaguṇa) - string of beads, rosary
- सुधाढ्यकलश (sudhāḍhyakalaśa) - pot rich in nectar
- विद्या (vidyā) - vidyā (sacred knowledge or mantra) (knowledge, learning, spell)
- च (ca) - and
- हस्ताम्बुज (hastāmbuja) - lotus-like hand
- विभ्राण (vibhrāṇa) - bearing, holding, wearing
- विषदप्रभा (viṣadaprabhā) - whose radiance is pure or clear
- त्रिनयना (trinayanā) - three-eyed
- वाग्देवता (vāgdevatā) - Goddess of Speech (Sarasvatī) (goddess of speech)
- आश्रये (āśraye) - I take refuge in, I resort to
Words meanings and morphology
पञ्चशल्लिपिभिः (pañcaśallipibhiḥ) - by the fifty letters
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of pañcaśallipi
pañcaśallipi - the fifty letters
Compound of pañcaśan (fifty) and lipi (letter)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (pañcaśan+lipi)
- pañcaśan – fifty
adjective (neuter) - lipi – letter, script
noun (feminine)
विभक्त (vibhakta) - divided, marked, distributed
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vibhakta
vibhakta - divided, distributed, adorned
Past Passive Participle
vi + bhaj
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Used as the first member of a bahuvrīhi compound describing the goddess's body parts.
मुखदोह्पन्मध्यवक्षःस्थलाम् (mukhadohpanmadhyavakṣaḥsthalām) - whose face, arms, hands, middle body, and chest are marked
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mukhadohpanmadhyavakṣaḥsthala
mukhadohpanmadhyavakṣaḥsthala - face, arms, hands, middle body, and chest
dvandva compound of mukha, doh, pāṇi, madhya, vakṣaḥsthala
Compound type : dvandva (mukha+dos+pāṇi+madhya+vakṣaḥsthala)
- mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter) - dos – arm
noun (masculine) - pāṇi – hand
noun (masculine) - madhya – middle, waist
noun (neuter) - vakṣaḥsthala – chest
noun (neuter)
Note: Part of a large bahuvrīhi compound together with vibhakta.
भास्वत् (bhāsvat) - shining, radiant
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāsvat
bhāsvat - shining, brilliant
Present active participle
bhās + vat
Root: bhās (class 1)
मौलि (mauli) - crown, head
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mauli
mauli - crown, crest, head
निबद्ध (nibaddha) - bound, fastened, fixed
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nibaddha
nibaddha - bound, fastened
Past Passive Participle
ni + bandh
Prefix: ni
Root: bandh (class 9)
चन्द्रशकला (candraśakalā) - crescent moon, digit of the moon
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of candraśakalā
candraśakalā - crescent moon, piece of the moon
candra + śakalā
Compound type : tatpurusha (candra+śakalā)
- candra – moon
noun (masculine) - śakalā – fragment, part, digit
noun (feminine)
आपीन (āpīna) - full, swelling, plump
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of āpīna
āpīna - full, swelling, well-developed
Past Passive Participle
ā + pyai
Prefix: ā
Root: pyai (class 1)
तुङ्ग (tuṅga) - lofty, high, prominent
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tuṅga
tuṅga - lofty, high, prominent
स्तनी (stanī) - having breasts
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of stanin
stanin - having breasts
stana + in
मुद्रा (mudrā) - mudrā, seal, gesture
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mudrā
mudrā - seal, signet, mystical gesture
अक्षगुण (akṣaguṇa) - string of beads, rosary
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣaguṇa
akṣaguṇa - rosary, string of rudraksha or other beads
akṣa + guṇa
Compound type : tatpurusha (akṣa+guṇa)
- akṣa – rudraksha seed, eye, axle
noun (masculine) - guṇa – string, cord, quality
noun (masculine)
सुधाढ्यकलश (sudhāḍhyakalaśa) - pot rich in nectar
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sudhāḍhyakalaśa
sudhāḍhyakalaśa - pot filled with nectar
sudhā + āḍhya + kalaśa
Compound type : tatpurusha (sudhāḍhya+kalaśa)
- sudhāḍhya – rich in nectar
adjective
sudhā + āḍhya - kalaśa – pot, pitcher, jar
noun (masculine)
विद्या (vidyā) - vidyā (sacred knowledge or mantra) (knowledge, learning, spell)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyā
vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, spell
vid
Root: vid (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
हस्ताम्बुज (hastāmbuja) - lotus-like hand
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of hastāmbuja
hastāmbuja - lotus-like hand
hasta + ambuja
Compound type : karmadhāraya (hasta+ambuja)
- hasta – hand
noun (masculine) - ambuja – lotus
noun (neuter)
विभ्राण (vibhrāṇa) - bearing, holding, wearing
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vibhrāṇa
vibhrāṇa - bearing, holding
Past active participle (ātmanepada)
vi + bhṛ
Prefix: vi
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
विषदप्रभा (viṣadaprabhā) - whose radiance is pure or clear
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of viṣadaprabhā
viṣadaprabhā - clear or pure radiance
viṣada + prabhā
Compound type : karmadhāraya (viṣada+prabhā)
- viṣada – clear, pure, white
adjective - prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
noun (feminine)
त्रिनयना (trinayanā) - three-eyed
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of trinayana
trinayana - three-eyed
tri + nayana
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+nayana)
- tri – three
adjective - nayana – eye
noun (neuter)
वाग्देवता (vāgdevatā) - Goddess of Speech (Sarasvatī) (goddess of speech)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vāgdevatā
vāgdevatā - goddess of speech
vāc + devatā
Compound type : tatpurusha (vāc+devatā)
- vāc – speech, word, voice
noun (feminine) - devatā – divinity, deity, goddess
noun (feminine)
आश्रये (āśraye) - I take refuge in, I resort to
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āśri
ā + śri
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)