महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
-
chapter-8, verse-173
अतस्तेषां प्रतिनिधौ शेषतत्त्वस्य पार्वति ।
ध्यानं देव्याः पदाम्भोजे स्वेष्टमन्त्रजपस्तथा ॥१७३॥
ध्यानं देव्याः पदाम्भोजे स्वेष्टमन्त्रजपस्तथा ॥१७३॥
173. atasteṣāṁ pratinidhau śeṣatattvasya pārvati ,
dhyānaṁ devyāḥ padāmbhoje sveṣṭamantrajapastathā.
dhyānaṁ devyāḥ padāmbhoje sveṣṭamantrajapastathā.
173.
atas teṣām pratiśandhau śeṣatattvasya pārvati
dhyānam devyāḥ padāmbhoje sveṣṭamantrajapas tathā
dhyānam devyāḥ padāmbhoje sveṣṭamantrajapas tathā
173.
pārvati atas teṣām pratiśandhau śeṣatattvasya
devyāḥ padāmbhoje dhyānam tathā sveṣṭamantrajapaḥ
devyāḥ padāmbhoje dhyānam tathā sveṣṭamantrajapaḥ
173. Therefore, O Pārvatī, for them, in place of the remaining reality, there should be the meditation upon the lotus feet of the goddess and also the recitation of one's chosen mantra.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- अतस् (atas) - therefore, hence
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them
- प्रतिशन्धौ (pratiśandhau) - in the substitute, as a substitute
- शेषतत्त्वस्य (śeṣatattvasya) - of the remaining reality, of the rest of the truth
- पार्वति (pārvati) - O Pārvatī
- ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation
- देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the goddess
- पदाम्भोजे (padāmbhoje) - at the two lotus feet
- स्वेष्टमन्त्रजपस् (sveṣṭamantrajapas) - recitation of one's chosen mantra
- तथा (tathā) - thus, and, as well
Words meanings and morphology
अतस् (atas) - therefore, hence
(indeclinable)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, this
प्रतिशन्धौ (pratiśandhau) - in the substitute, as a substitute
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pratiśandhi
pratiśandhi - substitute, replacement
Prefix: prati
Root: samdh
Note: Spelled as pratiśandhau in the text root form or variant for pratinidhau
शेषतत्त्वस्य (śeṣatattvasya) - of the remaining reality, of the rest of the truth
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of śeṣatattva
śeṣatattva - remaining reality, remaining principle
Compound type : tatpurusha (śeṣa+tattva)
- śeṣa – remainder, remaining part
noun (masculine)
Root: śiṣ (class 7) - tattva – reality, truth, principle
noun (neuter)
पार्वति (pārvati) - O Pārvatī
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of pārvatī
pārvatī - Pārvatī (daughter of the mountain)
ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyāna
dhyāna - meditation, contemplation
Root: dhyai (class 1)
देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the goddess
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess
पदाम्भोजे (padāmbhoje) - at the two lotus feet
(noun)
Locative, neuter, dual of padāmbhoja
padāmbhoja - lotus foot
Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+ambhoja)
- pada – foot, step
noun (neuter) - ambhoja – lotus
noun (neuter)
स्वेष्टमन्त्रजपस् (sveṣṭamantrajapas) - recitation of one's chosen mantra
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sveṣṭamantrajapa
sveṣṭamantrajapa - recitation of one is chosen mantra
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+iṣṭa+mantra+japa)
- sva – one's own
adjective - iṣṭa – desired, chosen
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from iṣ root
Root: iṣ (class 6) - mantra – mantra
noun (masculine) - japa – recitation
noun (masculine)
Root: jap (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - thus, and, as well
(indeclinable)