महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-5, verse-172
मायागर्भं त्रिकोणञ्च तद्बाह्ये वृत्तयुग्मकम् ।
तयोर्मध्ये युग्मयुग्मक्रमात् षोडश केसरान् ॥१७२॥
तयोर्मध्ये युग्मयुग्मक्रमात् षोडश केसरान् ॥१७२॥
172. māyāgarbhaṁ trikoṇañca tadbāhye vṛttayugmakam ,
tayormadhye yugmayugmakramāt ṣoḍaśa kesarān.
tayormadhye yugmayugmakramāt ṣoḍaśa kesarān.
172.
māyāgarbhaṃ trikoṇaṃ ca tad bāhye vṛtta-yugmakam
tayoḥ madhye yugma-yugma-kramāt ṣoḍasa kesarān
tayoḥ madhye yugma-yugma-kramāt ṣoḍasa kesarān
172.
māyāgarbhaṃ trikoṇaṃ ca tad bāhye vṛtta-yugmakam
tayoḥ madhye yugma-yugma-kramāt ṣoḍasa kesarān
tayoḥ madhye yugma-yugma-kramāt ṣoḍasa kesarān
172. Inside, (draw) a triangle containing the māyā-bīja (hrīṃ), and outside of that, a pair of circles. In the space between them, (place) sixteen filaments in successive pairs.
Words meanings summery:
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- मायागर्भम् (māyāgarbham) - containing māyā (the seed syllable hrīṃ) in the middle/interior
- त्रिकोणम् (trikoṇam) - triangle
- च (ca) - and
- तत् (tat) - that
- बाह्ये (bāhye) - outside
- वृत्त-युग्मकम् (vṛtta-yugmakam) - a pair of circles
- तयोः (tayoḥ) - between those two circles (of those two)
- मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in the space between
- युग्म-युग्म-क्रमात् (yugma-yugma-kramāt) - in successive pairs
- षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen
- केसरान् (kesarān) - filaments
Words meanings and morphology
मायागर्भम् (māyāgarbham) - containing māyā (the seed syllable hrīṃ) in the middle/interior
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of māyāgarbha
māyāgarbha - containing māyā in the middle
bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (māyā+garbha)
- māyā – illusion, the seed syllable hrīṃ
noun (feminine) - garbha – womb, interior, middle
noun (masculine)
Note: qualifies trikoṇam
त्रिकोणम् (trikoṇam) - triangle
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of trikoṇa
trikoṇa - triangle
tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+koṇa)
- tri – three
adjective (masculine) - koṇa – corner, angle
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Locative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: used adverbially meaning outside that
बाह्ये (bāhye) - outside
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of bāhya
bāhya - outer, outside
वृत्त-युग्मकम् (vṛtta-yugmakam) - a pair of circles
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛtta-yugmaka
vṛtta-yugmaka - a pair of circles
tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtta+yugmaka)
- vṛtta – circle, rounded
noun (neuter) - yugmaka – pair, couple
noun (neuter)
तयोः (tayoḥ) - between those two circles (of those two)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, dual of tad
tad - that
मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in the space between
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, center
युग्म-युग्म-क्रमात् (yugma-yugma-kramāt) - in successive pairs
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of yugma-yugma-krama
yugma-yugma-krama - successive order of pairs
tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yugma+yugma+krama)
- yugma – pair
noun (neuter) - krama – order, succession
noun (masculine)
षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ṣoḍaśan
ṣoḍaśan - sixteen
Note: qualifies kesarān
केसरान् (kesarān) - filaments
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kesara
kesara - filament, stamen