महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-5, verse-38
नाभिमात्रजले स्थित्वा मलानामपनुत्तये ।
सकृत् स्नात्वा तथोन्मज्य मान्त्रमाचमनञ्चरेत् ॥३८॥
सकृत् स्नात्वा तथोन्मज्य मान्त्रमाचमनञ्चरेत् ॥३८॥
38. nābhimātrajale sthitvā malānāmapanuttaye ,
sakṛt snātvā tathonmajya māntramācamanañcaret.
sakṛt snātvā tathonmajya māntramācamanañcaret.
38.
nābhimātra-jale sthitvā malānām apunuttaye sakṛt
snātvā tathā unmajja mantram ācamanaṃ caret
snātvā tathā unmajja mantram ācamanaṃ caret
38.
nābhimātra-jale sthitvā malānām apunuttaye sakṛt
snātvā tathā unmajja mantram ācamanaṃ caret
snātvā tathā unmajja mantram ācamanaṃ caret
38. Standing in water up to the navel for the removal of impurities, having bathed once and then emerged, (the practitioner) should perform the ritual sipping of water with the mantra.
Words meanings summery:
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- नाभिमात्रजले (nābhimātrajale) - in navel-deep water
- स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stood, standing
- मलानाम् (malānām) - of impurities, of sins, of dirt
- अपुनुत्तये (apunuttaye) - for the removal, for the warding off
- सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, one time
- स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed
- तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner
- उन्मज्ज (unmajja) - having emerged, having surfaced
- मन्त्रम् (mantram) - with the mantra, containing the mantra
- आचमनम् (ācamanam) - ācamana (ritual sipping of water)
- चरेत् (caret) - he should perform
Words meanings and morphology
नाभिमात्रजले (nābhimātrajale) - in navel-deep water
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of nābhimātrajala
nābhimātrajala - water reaching up to the navel
tatpurusha compound of nābhimātra (measuring up to the navel) and jala (water)
Compound type : tatpurusha (nābhimātra+jala)
- nābhimātra – measuring up to the navel
adjective (neuter)
tatpurusha compound - jala – water
noun (neuter)
स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stood, standing
(verb)
active, absolutive of sthā
root
root sthā with gerund suffix -tvā
Root: sthā (class 1)
मलानाम् (malānām) - of impurities, of sins, of dirt
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of mala
mala - impurity, dirt, stain, sin
अपुनुत्तये (apunuttaye) - for the removal, for the warding off
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of apunutti
apunutti - warding off, removal, driving away
derived from prefix apa + root nud with ti suffix
Prefix: apa
Root: nud (class 6)
सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, one time
(indeclinable)
स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed
(verb)
active, absolutive of snā
root
root snā with gerund suffix -tvā
Root: snā (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner
(indeclinable)
उन्मज्ज (unmajja) - having emerged, having surfaced
(verb)
active, absolutive of unmajj
root with prefix
root majj with prefix ud and gerund suffix -ya
Prefix: ud
Root: majj (class 6)
मन्त्रम् (mantram) - with the mantra, containing the mantra
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mantra
mantra - mantra, sacred utterance, spell
आचमनम् (ācamanam) - ācamana (ritual sipping of water)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ācamana
ācamana - ritual sipping of water
noun from verb
from prefix ā + root cam
Prefix: ā
Root: cam (class 1)
चरेत् (caret) - he should perform
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of car
root
root car in potential mood
Root: car (class 1)