महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-6, verse-138
त्रिधा जानुस्पृष्टभूमिः शिवबीजं विचिन्तयन् ।
आत्मनोऽभिमुखीकृत्य योनियन्त्रे नियोजयेत् ॥१३८॥
आत्मनोऽभिमुखीकृत्य योनियन्त्रे नियोजयेत् ॥१३८॥
138. tridhā jānuspṛṣṭabhūmiḥ śivabījaṁ vicintayan ,
ātmano'bhimukhīkṛtya yoniyantre niyojayet.
ātmano'bhimukhīkṛtya yoniyantre niyojayet.
138.
tridhā jānuṣpṛṣṭabhūmiḥ śivabījaṃ vicintayan
ātmanaḥ abhimukhīkṛtya yoniyantre niyojayet
ātmanaḥ abhimukhīkṛtya yoniyantre niyojayet
138.
tridhā jānuṣpṛṣṭabhūmiḥ śivabījaṃ vicintayan
ātmanaḥ abhimukhīkṛtya yoniyantre niyojayet
ātmanaḥ abhimukhīkṛtya yoniyantre niyojayet
138. (Having placed) the ground in a threefold manner with the knees touching it, and meditating on the seed mantra of Shiva, the wise practitioner should direct it toward himself and place it into the yoni yantra.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three ways, threefold
- जानुष्पृष्टभूमिः (jānuṣpṛṣṭabhūmiḥ) - ground touched by the knees
- शिवबीजम् (śivabījam) - the seed mantra of Shiva
- विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - meditating, reflecting
- आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself, toward himself
- अभिमुखीकृत्य (abhimukhīkṛtya) - having made facing towards, having turned toward
- योनियन्त्रे (yoniyantre) - in the yoni yantra
- नियोजयेत् (niyojayet) - should place, should engage, should direct
Words meanings and morphology
त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three ways, threefold
(indeclinable)
जानुष्पृष्टभूमिः (jānuṣpṛṣṭabhūmiḥ) - ground touched by the knees
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jānuṣpṛṣṭabhūmi
jānuṣpṛṣṭabhūmi - ground whose surface is touched by the knees
Compound type : bahuvrihi (jānu+spṛṣṭa+bhūmi)
- jānu – knee
noun (neuter) - spṛṣṭa – touched
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from root spṛś
Root: spṛś (class 6) - bhūmi – earth, ground
noun (feminine)
शिवबीजम् (śivabījam) - the seed mantra of Shiva
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śivabīja
śivabīja - seed mantra of Shiva
Compound type : tatpurusha (śiva+bīja)
- śiva – Shiva, auspicious
proper noun (masculine) - bīja – seed, seed mantra
noun (neuter)
विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - meditating, reflecting
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vicintayat
vicintayat - meditating, thinking
Present Active Participle
from root cint with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: cint (class 10)
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself, toward himself
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul
अभिमुखीकृत्य (abhimukhīkṛtya) - having made facing towards, having turned toward
(indeclinable)
Gerund / Absolutive
from abhimukhi + kṛ
Prefix: abhi
Root: kṛ (class 8)
योनियन्त्रे (yoniyantre) - in the yoni yantra
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of yoniyantra
yoniyantra - yoni yantra
Compound type : tatpurusha (yoni+yantra)
- yoni – yoni, source, womb
noun (feminine) - yantra – yantra, instrument, diagram
noun (neuter)
नियोजयेत् (niyojayet) - should place, should engage, should direct
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of niyoj
causative
from root yuj with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: yuj (class 7)