महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-6, verse-161
पुष्पैर्विल्वदलैर्वापि यथाविहितवस्तुभिः ।
यथाशक्त्याहुतिं दद्यान्नाष्टन्यूनां प्रकल्पयेत् ॥१६१॥
यथाशक्त्याहुतिं दद्यान्नाष्टन्यूनां प्रकल्पयेत् ॥१६१॥
161. puṣpairvilvadalairvāpi yathāvihitavastubhiḥ ,
yathāśaktyāhutiṁ dadyānnāṣṭanyūnāṁ prakalpayet.
yathāśaktyāhutiṁ dadyānnāṣṭanyūnāṁ prakalpayet.
161.
puṣpaiḥ vilva-dalaiḥ vā api yathā-vihita-vastubhiḥ
yathā-śaktyā āhutim dadyāt na aṣṭa-nyūnām prakalpayet
yathā-śaktyā āhutim dadyāt na aṣṭa-nyūnām prakalpayet
161.
puṣpaiḥ vilva-dalaiḥ vā api yathā-vihita-vastubhiḥ
yathā-śaktyā āhutim dadyāt aṣṭa-nyūnām na prakalpayet
yathā-śaktyā āhutim dadyāt aṣṭa-nyūnām na prakalpayet
161. he should offer the oblation according to his capacity, using flowers, bilva leaves, or other prescribed substances, and he should not make it fewer than eight (oblations).
Words meanings summery:
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- पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - with flowers
- विल्व-दलैः (vilva-dalaiḥ) - with leaves of the bilva tree
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - also, even, and
- यथा-विहित-वस्तुभिः (yathā-vihita-vastubhiḥ) - with substances prescribed as appropriate, with duly ordained items
- यथा-शक्त्या (yathā-śaktyā) - according to one's capacity, as best as one can
- आहुतिम् (āhutim) - oblation, offering into the fire
- दद्यात् (dadyāt) - he should give, he should offer
- न (na) - not
- अष्ट-न्यूनाम् (aṣṭa-nyūnām) - deficient by eight, fewer than eight
- प्रकल्पयेत् (prakalpayet) - he should make, he should arrange, he should establish
Words meanings and morphology
पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - with flowers
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṣpa
puṣpa - flower, blossom
विल्व-दलैः (vilva-dalaiḥ) - with leaves of the bilva tree
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vilva-dala
vilva-dala - bilva leaf
tatpurusha compound of vilva and dala
Compound type : tatpurusha (vilva+dala)
- vilva – bilva tree
noun (masculine) - dala – leaf, petal
noun (neuter)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, and
(indeclinable)
यथा-विहित-वस्तुभिः (yathā-vihita-vastubhiḥ) - with substances prescribed as appropriate, with duly ordained items
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of yathā-vihita-vastu
yathā-vihita-vastu - prescribed substance
Past Passive Participle
tatpurusha compound with past passive participle vihita
Compound type : tatpurusha (yathā+vihita+vastu)
- yathā – as, according to
indeclinable - vihita – prescribed, ordained
adjective
Past Passive Participle
vi + root dhā with ta
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3) - vastu – substance, object, item
noun (neuter)
यथा-शक्त्या (yathā-śaktyā) - according to one's capacity, as best as one can
(adverb)
Compound type : avyayibhāva (yathā+śakti)
- yathā – as
indeclinable - śakti – capacity, power, strength
noun (feminine)
आहुतिम् (āhutim) - oblation, offering into the fire
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of āhuti
āhuti - oblation, offering
ā + root hu with ti
Prefix: ā
Root: hu (class 3)
दद्यात् (dadyāt) - he should give, he should offer
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of dā
root dā in optative
Root: dā (class 3)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अष्ट-न्यूनाम् (aṣṭa-nyūnām) - deficient by eight, fewer than eight
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aṣṭa-nyūna
aṣṭa-nyūna - less than eight
tatpurusha compound of aṣṭa and nyūna
Compound type : tatpurusha (aṣṭa+nyūna)
- aṣṭa – eight
adjective (feminine) - nyūna – deficient, less, fewer
adjective (masculine)
Note: modifies āhutim understood
प्रकल्पयेत् (prakalpayet) - he should make, he should arrange, he should establish
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prakalpay
causative
pra + root kḷp in causative optative
Prefix: pra
Root: kḷp (class 10)