महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-5, verse-20
एतेषां सर्वमन्त्राणां एकमेव हि साधनम् ।
कथयामि तव प्रीत्यै तथा लोकहिताय च ॥२०॥
कथयामि तव प्रीत्यै तथा लोकहिताय च ॥२०॥
20. eteṣāṁ sarvamantrāṇāṁ ekameva hi sādhanam ,
kathayāmi tava prītyai tathā lokahitāya ca.
kathayāmi tava prītyai tathā lokahitāya ca.
20.
eteṣām sarva-mantrāṇām ekaṃ eva hi sādhanam
kathayāmi tava prītyai tathā loka-hitāya ca
kathayāmi tava prītyai tathā loka-hitāya ca
20.
eteṣām sarva-mantrāṇām hi sādhanam ekam eva,
tava prītyai tathā loka-hitāya ca kathayāmi
tava prītyai tathā loka-hitāya ca kathayāmi
20. Out of affection for you and for the welfare of the world, I tell you the single practice for all these mantras.
Words meanings summery:
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- एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of all these aforementioned mantras (of these)
- सर्व-मन्त्राणाम् (sarva-mantrāṇām) - of all mantras
- एकम् (ekam) - one, single
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely
- हि (hi) - verily, indeed, for
- साधनम् (sādhanam) - practice, means of accomplishment, spiritual practice
- कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I tell, I speak, I declare
- तव (tava) - to you, for you (of you, your)
- प्रीत्यै (prītyai) - for the pleasure, for the delight, for love
- तथा (tathā) - thus, and so, likewise
- लोक-हिताय (loka-hitāya) - for the welfare of the world
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of all these aforementioned mantras (of these)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
सर्व-मन्त्राणाम् (sarva-mantrāṇām) - of all mantras
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva-mantra
sarva-mantra - all mantras
karmadhāraya or tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+mantra)
- sarva – all, whole
adjective (masculine) - mantra – mantra, sacred utterance
noun (masculine)
एकम् (ekam) - one, single
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, single, sole
एव (eva) - indeed, only, precisely
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - verily, indeed, for
(indeclinable)
साधनम् (sādhanam) - practice, means of accomplishment, spiritual practice
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhana
sādhana - accomplishment, means, spiritual practice
Root: sādh (class 5)
कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I tell, I speak, I declare
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kathay
curādi class 10 parasmaipada
Root: kath (class 10)
तव (tava) - to you, for you (of you, your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you
प्रीत्यै (prītyai) - for the pleasure, for the delight, for love
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of prīti
prīti - pleasure, delight, love, affection
Root: prī (class 9)
तथा (tathā) - thus, and so, likewise
(indeclinable)
लोक-हिताय (loka-hitāya) - for the welfare of the world
(noun)
Dative, neuter, singular of loka-hita
loka-hita - welfare of the world, benefit of people
tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+hita)
- loka – world, people
noun (masculine) - hita – welfare, benefit, good
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)