महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-6, verse-150
वज्राद्यस्त्राणि सम्पूज्य प्रादेशपरिमाणकम् ।
कुशपत्रद्वयं नीत्वा घृतमध्ये निधापयेत् ॥१५०॥
कुशपत्रद्वयं नीत्वा घृतमध्ये निधापयेत् ॥१५०॥
150. vajrādyastrāṇi sampūjya prādeśaparimāṇakam ,
kuśapatradvayaṁ nītvā ghṛtamadhye nidhāpayet.
kuśapatradvayaṁ nītvā ghṛtamadhye nidhāpayet.
150.
vajra ādi astrāṇi sampūjya prādeśa-parimāṇakam
kuśa-patra-dvayam nītvā ghṛta-madhye nidhāpayet
kuśa-patra-dvayam nītvā ghṛta-madhye nidhāpayet
150.
vajra-ādi-astrāṇi sampūjya prādeśa-parimāṇakam
kuśa-patra-dvayam nītvā ghṛta-madhye nidhāpayet
kuśa-patra-dvayam nītvā ghṛta-madhye nidhāpayet
150. Having worshipped the weapons beginning with vajra, he should take two blades of kuśa grass measuring a span and place them in the middle of the clarified butter.
Words meanings summery:
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- वज्र (vajra) - diamond, thunderbolt, Vajra
- आदि (ādi) - beginning with, et cetera
- अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles
- सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having worshipped thoroughly
- प्रादेश-परिमाणकम् (prādeśa-parimāṇakam) - measuring a span (from thumb to forefinger)
- कुश-पत्र-द्वयम् (kuśa-patra-dvayam) - a pair of kuśa grass leaves
- नीत्वा (nītvā) - having taken, having brought, having led
- घृत-मध्ये (ghṛta-madhye) - in the middle of the clarified butter
- निधापयेत् (nidhāpayet) - he should cause to place, he should place
Words meanings and morphology
वज्र (vajra) - diamond, thunderbolt, Vajra
(noun)
masculine, singular of vajra
vajra - diamond, thunderbolt, Vajra
Note: First part of a compound
आदि (ādi) - beginning with, et cetera
(noun)
masculine, singular of ādi
ādi - beginning, et cetera
Note: Middle part of compound vajra-ādi
अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of astra
astra - weapon, missile
सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having worshipped thoroughly
(indeclinable)
absolutive
root pūj with prefix sam and suffix -ya
Prefix: sam
Root: pūj (class 10)
प्रादेश-परिमाणकम् (prādeśa-parimāṇakam) - measuring a span (from thumb to forefinger)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prādeśa-parimāṇaka
prādeśa-parimāṇaka - measuring a span
prādeśa (span) + parimāṇaka (measuring)
Compound type : tatpurusha (prādeśa+parimāṇaka)
- prādeśa – span of the thumb and forefinger
noun (masculine) - parimāṇaka – measuring, dimension
adjective (neuter)
कुश-पत्र-द्वयम् (kuśa-patra-dvayam) - a pair of kuśa grass leaves
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśa-patra-dvaya
kuśa-patra-dvaya - pair of kuśa leaves
kuśa (kuśa grass) + patra (leaf) + dvaya (pair)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kuśa-patra+dvaya)
- kuśa – kuśa grass
noun (masculine) - patra – leaf, blade
noun (neuter) - dvaya – pair, couple
noun (neuter)
नीत्वा (nītvā) - having taken, having brought, having led
(indeclinable)
absolutive
root nī + tyvā
Root: nī (class 1)
घृत-मध्ये (ghṛta-madhye) - in the middle of the clarified butter
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ghṛta-madhya
ghṛta-madhya - middle of clarified butter
ghṛta (clarified butter) + madhya (middle)
Compound type : tatpurusha (ghṛta+madhya)
- ghṛta – clarified butter, ghee
noun (neuter) - madhya – middle, center
noun (neuter)
निधापयेत् (nidhāpayet) - he should cause to place, he should place
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of nidhāpay
causative
root dhā with prefix ni, causative stem
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)