महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-7, verse-94
प्रातःकृत्यादिनियमान् कृत्वा कुर्यात् पुरस्क्रियाम् ।
चित्ते शुद्धे महेशानि ब्रह्मज्ञानं प्रजायते ।
ब्रह्मज्ञाने समुत्पन्ने कृत्याकृत्यं न विद्यते ॥९४॥
चित्ते शुद्धे महेशानि ब्रह्मज्ञानं प्रजायते ।
ब्रह्मज्ञाने समुत्पन्ने कृत्याकृत्यं न विद्यते ॥९४॥
94. prātaḥkṛtyādiniyamān kṛtvā kuryāt puraskriyām ,
citte śuddhe maheśāni brahmajñānaṁ prajāyate ,
brahmajñāne samutpanne kṛtyākṛtyaṁ na vidyate.
citte śuddhe maheśāni brahmajñānaṁ prajāyate ,
brahmajñāne samutpanne kṛtyākṛtyaṁ na vidyate.
94.
prātaḥkṛtyādiniyamān kṛtvā kuryāt
puraskriyām citte śuddhe maheśāni
brahmajñānaṃ prajāyate brahmajñāne
samutpanne kṛtyākṛtyaṃ na vidyate
puraskriyām citte śuddhe maheśāni
brahmajñānaṃ prajāyate brahmajñāne
samutpanne kṛtyākṛtyaṃ na vidyate
94.
maheśāni prātaḥkṛtyādiniyamān kṛtvā
puraskriyām kuryāt citte śuddhe
brahmajñānaṃ prajāyate brahmajñāne
samutpanne kṛtyākṛtyaṃ na vidyate
puraskriyām kuryāt citte śuddhe
brahmajñānaṃ prajāyate brahmajñāne
samutpanne kṛtyākṛtyaṃ na vidyate
94. O Maheśānī, after performing the morning duties and rules, one should perform the puraskriyā. When the mind is purified, knowledge of brahman arises. When knowledge of brahman has arisen, there is no longer any distinction between what should be done and what should not be done.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रातःकृत्यादिनियमान् (prātaḥkṛtyādiniyamān) - morning duties and rules, morning observances and disciplines
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after performing
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - he should do, one should perform
- पुरस्क्रियाम् (puraskriyām) - preliminary rite, puraskriyā
- चित्ते (citte) - in the mind
- शुद्धे (śuddhe) - when purified, clean, pure
- महेशानि (maheśāni) - O Maheśānī, O great goddess
- ब्रह्मज्ञानम् (brahmajñānam) - knowledge of brahman
- प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises, springs forth
- ब्रह्मज्ञाने (brahmajñāne) - when knowledge of brahman
- समुत्पन्ने (samutpanne) - when arisen, when manifested
- कृत्याकृत्यम् (kṛtyākṛtyam) - what should be done and what should not be done, proper and improper action
- न (na) - not
- विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found
Words meanings and morphology
प्रातःकृत्यादिनियमान् (prātaḥkṛtyādiniyamān) - morning duties and rules, morning observances and disciplines
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of prātaḥkṛtyādiniyama
prātaḥkṛtyādiniyama - morning duties and rules
A tatpurusha compound of prātaḥkṛtya and niyama, or a karmadhāraya/tatpurusha combination.
Compound type : tatpurusha (prātaḥkṛtya+niyama)
- prātaḥkṛtya – morning duty
noun (neuter)
A tatpurusha compound. - niyama – rule, restriction, discipline
noun (masculine)
Derived from ni + yam.
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after performing
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Root kṛ with suffix tvā.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: absolutive of kṛ
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - he should do, one should perform
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ
Root kṛ in optative mood.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पुरस्क्रियाम् (puraskriyām) - preliminary rite, puraskriyā
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of puraskriyā
puraskriyā - preliminary rite, honoring, prefacing
Derived from puras + kriyā.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
चित्ते (citte) - in the mind
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, consciousness, thought
Past Passive Participle
From root cit.
Root: cit (class 4)
शुद्धे (śuddhe) - when purified, clean, pure
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of śuddha
śuddha - pure, clean, purified
Past Passive Participle
From root śudh.
Root: śudh (class 4)
Note: Absolute locative construction with citte
महेशानि (maheśāni) - O Maheśānī, O great goddess
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of maheśānī
maheśānī - great queen, female lord, Maheśānī
Feminine form of maheśāna or maheśvara.
ब्रह्मज्ञानम् (brahmajñānam) - knowledge of brahman
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmajñāna
brahmajñāna - knowledge of brahman
A tatpurusha compound of brahman and jñāna.
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+jñāna)
- brahman – the absolute, supreme reality
noun (neuter)
From bṛh.
Root: bṛh (class 1) - jñāna – knowledge
noun (neuter)
From jñā.
Root: jñā (class 9)
प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born, arises, springs forth
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Root jan with pra prefix in middle voice.
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)
ब्रह्मज्ञाने (brahmajñāne) - when knowledge of brahman
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of brahmajñāna
brahmajñāna - knowledge of brahman
A tatpurusha compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+jñāna)
- brahman – the absolute, supreme reality
noun (neuter)
From bṛh.
Root: bṛh (class 1) - jñāna – knowledge
noun (neuter)
From jñā.
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Absolute locative construction with samutpanne
समुत्पन्ने (samutpanne) - when arisen, when manifested
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of samutpanna
samutpanna - risen, arisen, produced
Past Passive Participle
From sam + ut + pad.
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: pad (class 4)
कृत्याकृत्यम् (kṛtyākṛtyam) - what should be done and what should not be done, proper and improper action
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtyākṛtya
kṛtyākṛtya - what should and should not be done
A dvandva compound of kṛtya and akṛtya.
Compound type : dvandva (kṛtya+akṛtya)
- kṛtya – what should be done
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From kṛ with ṇyat.
Root: kṛ (class 8) - akṛtya – what should not be done
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Negative prefix a + kṛtya.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
Particle of negation.
विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vid
Root vid in passive/intransitive use (divādi class 4).
Root: vid (class 4)