महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-5, verse-76
किञ्चित् स्पृशन् वामशाखां वामपादपुरःसरम् ।
स्मरन् देव्याः पदाम्भोजं मण्डपं प्रविशेत् सुधीः ॥७६॥
स्मरन् देव्याः पदाम्भोजं मण्डपं प्रविशेत् सुधीः ॥७६॥
76. kiñcit spṛśan vāmaśākhāṁ vāmapādapuraḥsaram ,
smaran devyāḥ padāmbhojaṁ maṇḍapaṁ praviśet sudhīḥ.
smaran devyāḥ padāmbhojaṁ maṇḍapaṁ praviśet sudhīḥ.
76.
kiñcit spṛśan vāmaśākhāṃ vāmapādapuraḥsaram smaran
devyāḥ padāmbhojaṃ maṇḍapaṃ praviśet sudhīḥ
devyāḥ padāmbhojaṃ maṇḍapaṃ praviśet sudhīḥ
76.
sudhīḥ kiñcit vāmaśākhāṃ spṛśan vāmapādapuraḥsaram
devyāḥ padāmbhojaṃ smaran maṇḍapaṃ praviśet
devyāḥ padāmbhojaṃ smaran maṇḍapaṃ praviśet
76. Touching a branch with his left hand and putting his left foot forward first, while remembering the lotus feet of the goddess, the wise practitioner should enter the ritual pavilion.
Words meanings summery:
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- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, slightly, a little
- स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching
- वामशाखाम् (vāmaśākhām) - left door-post or a branch on the left (left branch, left side)
- वामपादपुरःसरम् (vāmapādapuraḥsaram) - having the left foot forward first
- स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering, calling to mind
- देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the goddess
- पदाम्भोजम् (padāmbhojam) - lotus foot
- मण्डपम् (maṇḍapam) - ritual pavilion (pavilion, hall, temple)
- प्रविशेत् (praviśet) - he should enter
- सुधीः (sudhīḥ) - wise man, sage, intelligent practitioner
Words meanings and morphology
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat, slightly, a little
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcit
kiñcit - something, somewhat, slightly
स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of spṛśat
spṛśat - touching
Present Active Participle
from root spṛś
Root: spṛś (class 6)
वामशाखाम् (vāmaśākhām) - left door-post or a branch on the left (left branch, left side)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vāmaśākhā
vāmaśākhā - left branch, left side
Compound type : karmadhāraya (vāma+śākhā)
- vāma – left, contrary, beautiful
adjective (masculine) - śākhā – branch, limb, bough
noun (feminine)
वामपादपुरःसरम् (vāmapādapuraḥsaram) - having the left foot forward first
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vāmapādapuraḥsara
vāmapādapuraḥsara - having the left foot forward
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vāmapāda+puraḥsara)
- vāmapāda – left foot
noun (masculine) - puraḥsara – going before, preceding, foremost
adjective (masculine)
स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering, calling to mind
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smarat
smarat - remembering
Present Active Participle
from root smṛ
Root: smṛ (class 1)
देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the goddess
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess
पदाम्भोजम् (padāmbhojam) - lotus foot
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of padāmbhoja
padāmbhoja - lotus foot
Compound type : karmadhāraya (pada+ambhoja)
- pada – foot, step, place
noun (neuter) - ambhoja – lotus
noun (neuter)
मण्डपम् (maṇḍapam) - ritual pavilion (pavilion, hall, temple)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of maṇḍapa
maṇḍapa - pavilion, hall, temporary shed
प्रविशेत् (praviśet) - he should enter
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of praviś
Prefix: pra
Root: viś (class 6)
सुधीः (sudhīḥ) - wise man, sage, intelligent practitioner
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhī
sudhī - wise, intelligent, wise person
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+dhī)
- su – good, well
indeclinable - dhī – intellect, thought, understanding
noun (feminine)