महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-172
स्वभावात् कलिजन्मानः कामविभ्रान्तचेतसः ।
तद्रूपेण न जानन्ति शक्तिं सामान्यबुद्धयः ॥१७२॥
तद्रूपेण न जानन्ति शक्तिं सामान्यबुद्धयः ॥१७२॥
172. svabhāvāt kalijanmānaḥ kāmavibhrāntacetasaḥ ,
tadrūpeṇa na jānanti śaktiṁ sāmānyabuddhayaḥ.
tadrūpeṇa na jānanti śaktiṁ sāmānyabuddhayaḥ.
172.
svabhāvāt kali-janmānaḥ kāma-vibhrānta-cetasaḥ
tat-rūpeṇa na jānanti śaktiṃ sāmānya-buddhayaḥ
tat-rūpeṇa na jānanti śaktiṃ sāmānya-buddhayaḥ
172.
svabhāvāt kali-janmānaḥ kāma-vibhrānta-cetasaḥ
sāmānya-buddhayaḥ tat-rūpeṇa śaktim na jānanti
sāmānya-buddhayaḥ tat-rūpeṇa śaktim na jānanti
172. Due to their nature, born in the Kali age, with minds bewildered by desire and possessing ordinary intellects, they do not recognize the śakti in that form.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by nature, from nature
- कलि-जन्मानः (kali-janmānaḥ) - born in the Kali age
- काम-विभ्रान्त-चेतसः (kāma-vibhrānta-cetasaḥ) - whose minds are bewildered by desire
- तत्-रूपेण (tat-rūpeṇa) - in that form
- न (na) - not
- जानन्ति (jānanti) - they know, they recognize
- शक्तिम् (śaktim) - śakti, the power
- सामान्य-बुद्धयः (sāmānya-buddhayaḥ) - those whose intellects are ordinary
Words meanings and morphology
स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by nature, from nature
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva
svabhāva - nature, innate disposition
कलि-जन्मानः (kali-janmānaḥ) - born in the Kali age
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kalijanman
kalijanman - born in the Kali age
Compound type : tatpurusha (kali+janman)
- kali – Kali age
proper noun (masculine) - janman – birth, origin
noun (neuter)
काम-विभ्रान्त-चेतसः (kāma-vibhrānta-cetasaḥ) - whose minds are bewildered by desire
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmavibhrāntacetas
kāmavibhrāntacetas - whose mind is bewildered by desire
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāmavibhrānta+cetas)
- kāmavibhrānta – bewildered by desire
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
tatpurusha compound of kāma and vibhrānta
Prefix: vi
Root: bhram (class 4) - cetas – mind, heart
noun (neuter)
तत्-रूपेण (tat-rūpeṇa) - in that form
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad-rūpa
tad-rūpa - that form
Compound type : karmadhāraya (tad+rūpa)
- tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - rūpa – form
noun (neuter)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
जानन्ति (jānanti) - they know, they recognize
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
शक्तिम् (śaktim) - śakti, the power
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, energy, śakti
सामान्य-बुद्धयः (sāmānya-buddhayaḥ) - those whose intellects are ordinary
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sāmānyabuddhi
sāmānyabuddhi - having ordinary intellect
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāmānya+buddhi)
- sāmānya – ordinary, general
adjective (neuter) - buddhi – intellect, mind
noun (feminine)