महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
-
chapter-6, verse-107
सुलक्षणं पशुं देव्या अग्रे संस्थाप्य मन्त्रवित् ।
अर्घ्योदकेन सम्प्रोक्ष्य धेनुमुद्रामृतीकृतम् ॥१०७॥
अर्घ्योदकेन सम्प्रोक्ष्य धेनुमुद्रामृतीकृतम् ॥१०७॥
107. sulakṣaṇaṁ paśuṁ devyā agre saṁsthāpya mantravit ,
arghyodakena samprokṣya dhenumudrāmṛtīkṛtam.
arghyodakena samprokṣya dhenumudrāmṛtīkṛtam.
107.
su-lakṣaṇaṃ paśum devyā agre saṃsthāpya mantra-vit
arghya-udakena samprokṣya dhenu-mudrām amṛta-īkṛtam
arghya-udakena samprokṣya dhenu-mudrām amṛta-īkṛtam
107.
mantra-vit su-lakṣaṇaṃ paśum devyā agre saṃsthāpya
arghya-udakena samprokṣya dhenu-mudrām amṛta-īkṛtam (kṛtvā)
arghya-udakena samprokṣya dhenu-mudrām amṛta-īkṛtam (kṛtvā)
107. Having placed an auspicious animal in front of the goddess, the knower of mantras should sprinkle it with water from the arghya vessel, making it immortal with the dhenu mudrā.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- सु-लक्षणं (su-lakṣaṇaṁ) - having good marks, auspicious, well-marked
- पशुम् (paśum) - animal, beast, sacrificial animal
- देव्या (devyā) - before the goddess (locative sense or dependent on agre) (of the goddess, by the goddess)
- अग्रे (agre) - in front, in the presence of, ahead
- संस्थाप्य (saṁsthāpya) - having placed, having established
- मन्त्र-वित् (mantra-vit) - knower of mantras
- अर्घ्य-उदकेन (arghya-udakena) - with the water of the arghya offering
- सम्प्रोक्ष्य (samprokṣya) - having sprinkled thoroughly
- धेनु-मुद्राम् (dhenu-mudrām) - the cow gesture (dhenu mudrā)
- अमृत-ईकृतम् (amṛta-īkṛtam) - having sanctified (it) as nectar (made into nectar, rendered immortal / sanctified)
Words meanings and morphology
सु-लक्षणं (su-lakṣaṇaṁ) - having good marks, auspicious, well-marked
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sulakṣaṇa
sulakṣaṇa - auspicious, having good signs or marks
bahuvrihi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+lakṣaṇa)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable - lakṣaṇa – sign, mark, characteristic
noun (neuter)
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
पशुम् (paśum) - animal, beast, sacrificial animal
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of paśu
paśu - beast, animal, sacrificial animal
देव्या (devyā) - before the goddess (locative sense or dependent on agre) (of the goddess, by the goddess)
(proper noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, divine woman
Note: devyā agre forms a genitive dependent construction meaning in front of the goddess
अग्रे (agre) - in front, in the presence of, ahead
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of agra
agra - tip, front, beginning
संस्थाप्य (saṁsthāpya) - having placed, having established
(verb)
active
absolutive
Causative of saṃsthā with suffix -ya
Prefixes: sam+sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: absolutive / gerund
मन्त्र-वित् (mantra-vit) - knower of mantras
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mantravid
mantravid - knower of mantras
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+vid)
- mantra – mantra, sacred utterance
noun (masculine)
Root: mantr (class 10) - vid – knowing, one who knows
adjective (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2)
अर्घ्य-उदकेन (arghya-udakena) - with the water of the arghya offering
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of arghyodaka
arghyodaka - water for the arghya offering
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (arghya+udaka)
- arghya – arghya offering, respectful offering
noun (neuter)
Root: argh (class 1) - udaka – water
noun (neuter)
सम्प्रोक्ष्य (samprokṣya) - having sprinkled thoroughly
(verb)
active
absolutive
sam + pra + ukṣ with suffix -ya
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: ukṣ (class 1)
Note: absolutive / gerund
धेनु-मुद्राम् (dhenu-mudrām) - the cow gesture (dhenu mudrā)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dhenumudrā
dhenumudrā - the dhenu mudra (hand gesture resembling a cow)
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhenu+mudrā)
- dhenu – milch cow, cow
noun (feminine)
Root: dhā (class 3) - mudrā – seal, hand gesture, sign
noun (feminine)
अमृत-ईकृतम् (amṛta-īkṛtam) - having sanctified (it) as nectar (made into nectar, rendered immortal / sanctified)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of amṛtīkṛta
amṛtīkṛta - turned into nectar, consecrated, immortalized
Past Passive Participle
Denominative verb from amṛta with kṛ, with ta suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with paśum as a secondary predicate or past passive participle construction