महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-5, verse-59
सायाह्ने वरदां देवीं गायत्रीं संस्मरेद् यतिः ।
शुक्लां शुक्लाम्बरधरां वृषासनकृताश्रयाम् ॥५९॥
शुक्लां शुक्लाम्बरधरां वृषासनकृताश्रयाम् ॥५९॥
59. sāyāhne varadāṁ devīṁ gāyatrīṁ saṁsmared yatiḥ ,
śuklāṁ śuklāmbaradharāṁ vṛṣāsanakṛtāśrayām.
śuklāṁ śuklāmbaradharāṁ vṛṣāsanakṛtāśrayām.
59.
sāyāhne varadām devīm gāyatrīm saṃsmared yatiḥ
śuklām śuklāmbaradharām vṛṣāsanakṛtāśrayām
śuklām śuklāmbaradharām vṛṣāsanakṛtāśrayām
59.
sāyāhne yatiḥ varadām śuklām śuklāmbaradharām
vṛṣāsanakṛtāśrayām devīm gāyatrīm saṃsmaret
vṛṣāsanakṛtāśrayām devīm gāyatrīm saṃsmaret
59. In the evening, the practitioner should remember the goddess Gayatri, who grants boons, has a white complexion, wears white garments, and is seated upon a bull as her throne.
Words meanings summery:
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- सायाह्ने (sāyāhne) - in the evening, at dusk
- वरदाम् (varadām) - granting boons, bestowing wishes
- देवीम् (devīm) - goddess
- गायत्रीम् (gāyatrīm) - Gayatri
- संस्मरेद् (saṁsmared) - he should remember, should call to mind, should meditate upon
- यतिः (yatiḥ) - the practitioner performing the ritual (the ascetic, the practitioner, the seeker)
- शुक्लाम् (śuklām) - white, of white complexion
- शुक्लाम्बरधराम् (śuklāmbaradharām) - wearing white garments
- वृषासनकृताश्रयाम् (vṛṣāsanakṛtāśrayām) - having made a bull as her seat, seated upon a bull
Words meanings and morphology
सायाह्ने (sāyāhne) - in the evening, at dusk
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sāyāhna
sāyāhna - evening, close of day
Compound of sa- (or sam) / sāya and ahna
Compound type : tatpurusha (sāya+ahna)
- sāya – evening
noun (masculine) - ahna – day
noun (neuter)
वरदाम् (varadām) - granting boons, bestowing wishes
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of varadā
varadā - bestower of boons
Compound of vara and dā
Compound type : upapada (vara+dā)
- vara – boon, wish
noun (masculine) - dā – giving, bestowing
adjective
From √dā
Root: dā (class 3)
देवीम् (devīm) - goddess
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess
गायत्रीम् (gāyatrīm) - Gayatri
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gāyatrī
gāyatrī - Gayatri (goddess/meter)
संस्मरेद् (saṁsmared) - he should remember, should call to mind, should meditate upon
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of saṃsmṛ
Prefix: sam
Root: smṛ (class 1)
यतिः (yatiḥ) - the practitioner performing the ritual (the ascetic, the practitioner, the seeker)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yati
yati - ascetic, seeker, practitioner
Root: yat (class 1)
शुक्लाम् (śuklām) - white, of white complexion
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śukla
śukla - white, bright
शुक्लाम्बरधराम् (śuklāmbaradharām) - wearing white garments
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śuklāmbaradhara
śuklāmbaradhara - wearing white garments
Compound of śuklāmbara and dhara
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śuklāmbara+dhara)
- śuklāmbara – white garment
noun (neuter)
Compound of śukla and ambara - dhara – wearing, bearing
adjective
From √dhṛ
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
वृषासनकृताश्रयाम् (vṛṣāsanakṛtāśrayām) - having made a bull as her seat, seated upon a bull
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛṣāsanakṛtāśraya
vṛṣāsanakṛtāśraya - having a bull as a seat
Compound of vṛṣāsana and kṛtāśraya
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vṛṣāsana+kṛtāśraya)
- vṛṣāsana – bull seat, bull throne
noun (neuter)
Compound of vṛṣa and āsana - kṛtāśraya – having made a refuge or seat
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Compound of kṛta and āśraya
Root: kṛ (class 8)