महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-5, verse-158
विशेषार्घ्यस्य संस्कारस्तत्रादौ कथ्यते शृणु ।
यस्य स्थापनमात्रेण देवता सुप्रसीदति ॥१५८॥
यस्य स्थापनमात्रेण देवता सुप्रसीदति ॥१५८॥
158. viśeṣārghyasya saṁskārastatrādau kathyate śṛṇu ,
yasya sthāpanamātreṇa devatā suprasīdati.
yasya sthāpanamātreṇa devatā suprasīdati.
158.
viśeṣārghyasya saṃskāraḥ tatra ādau kathyate
śṛṇu yasya sthāpana-mātreṇa devatā su-prasīdati
śṛṇu yasya sthāpana-mātreṇa devatā su-prasīdati
158.
tatra ādau viśeṣārghyasya saṃskāraḥ kathyate
śṛṇu yasya sthāpana-mātreṇa devatā su-prasīdati
śṛṇu yasya sthāpana-mātreṇa devatā su-prasīdati
158. Now hear the consecration of the special arghya being described, by the mere establishment of which the deity becomes fully pleased.
Words meanings summery:
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- विशेषार्घ्यस्य (viśeṣārghyasya) - of the special arghya, of the special offering water
- संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - consecration, purification, preparation
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in this context
- आदौ (ādau) - at first, initially
- कथ्यते (kathyate) - is told, is spoken, is described
- शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen
- यस्य (yasya) - of which
- स्थापन-मात्रेण (sthāpana-mātreṇa) - by the mere establishment, by the mere setting up
- देवता (devatā) - debit, deity, divinity
- सु-प्रसीदति (su-prasīdati) - becomes well pleased, becomes graciously propitiated
Words meanings and morphology
विशेषार्घ्यस्य (viśeṣārghyasya) - of the special arghya, of the special offering water
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of viśeṣārghya
viśeṣārghya - special arghya offering
Compound of viśeṣa and arghya
Compound type : karmadharaya (viśeṣa+arghya)
- viśeṣa – particular, special, exceptional
noun (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Root: viś (class 6) - arghya – valuable, worthy, material for an arghya offering
noun (masculine)
Root: argh (class 1)
संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - consecration, purification, preparation
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃskāra
saṁskāra - consecration, preparation, purification, sacred rite
sam + kṛ with ghañ
Prefix: sam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in this context
(indeclinable)
आदौ (ādau) - at first, initially
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ādi
ādi - beginning, et cetera
कथ्यते (kathyate) - is told, is spoken, is described
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kath
passive present
root kath in passive voice
Root: kath (class 10)
शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru
imperative active
root śru in 5th class
Root: śru (class 5)
यस्य (yasya) - of which
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which
स्थापन-मात्रेण (sthāpana-mātreṇa) - by the mere establishment, by the mere setting up
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sthāpana-mātra
sthāpana-mātra - mere establishment, mere placing
Compound of sthāpana and mātra
Compound type : tatpurusha (sthāpana+mātra)
- sthāpana – placing, establishing, fixing
noun (neuter)
Root: sthā (class 1) - mātra – measure, mere, only
noun (neuter)
देवता (devatā) - debit, deity, divinity
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devatā
devatā - deity, divinity
सु-प्रसीदति (su-prasīdati) - becomes well pleased, becomes graciously propitiated
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prasad
present active with upasarga su
pra + sad with intensifier su
Prefixes: su+pra
Root: sad (class 1)