महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-184
पिशाचा गुह्यका यक्षा वेतालाः क्रूरजातयः ।
श्रुत्वात्र भैरवीचक्रं दूरं गच्चन्ति साध्वसम् ॥१८४॥
श्रुत्वात्र भैरवीचक्रं दूरं गच्चन्ति साध्वसम् ॥१८४॥
184. piśācā guhyakā yakṣā vetālāḥ krūrajātayaḥ ,
śrutvātra bhairavīcakraṁ dūraṁ gaccanti sādhvasam.
śrutvātra bhairavīcakraṁ dūraṁ gaccanti sādhvasam.
184.
piśācāḥ guhyakāḥ yakṣāḥ vetālāḥ krūra-jātayaḥ śrutvā
atra bhairavī-cakram dūraṃ gacchanti sādhvasam
atra bhairavī-cakram dūraṃ gacchanti sādhvasam
184.
krūra-jātayaḥ piśācāḥ guhyakāḥ yakṣāḥ vetālāḥ atra
bhairavī-cakram śrutvā sādhvasam dūraṃ gacchanti
bhairavī-cakram śrutvā sādhvasam dūraṃ gacchanti
184. Piśācas, Guhyakas, Yakṣas, Vetālas, and creatures of cruel nature, hearing about the Bhairavī-cakra here, flee far away in terror.
Words meanings summery:
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- पिशाचाः (piśācāḥ) - piśācas, flesh-eating demons
- गुह्यकाः (guhyakāḥ) - guhyakas, a class of semi-divine beings
- यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakṣas, a class of nature spirits
- वेतालाः (vetālāḥ) - vetālas, ghost-like beings
- क्रूर-जातयः (krūra-jātayaḥ) - having a cruel nature, of fierce species
- श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
- अत्र (atra) - here
- भैरवी-चक्रम् (bhairavī-cakram) - the Bhairavī-cakra
- दूरम् (dūram) - far, to a distance
- गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move
- साध्वसम् (sādhvasam) - fear, terror, panic
Words meanings and morphology
पिशाचाः (piśācāḥ) - piśācas, flesh-eating demons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of piśāca
piśāca - piśāca, demon
गुह्यकाः (guhyakāḥ) - guhyakas, a class of semi-divine beings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of guhyaka
guhyaka - guhyaka, a celestial being attendant on Kubera
यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakṣas, a class of nature spirits
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yakṣa
yakṣa - yakṣa, celestial being
वेतालाः (vetālāḥ) - vetālas, ghost-like beings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vetāla
vetāla - vetāla, spirit, ghost
क्रूर-जातयः (krūra-jātayaḥ) - having a cruel nature, of fierce species
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of krūra-jāti
krūra-jāti - of cruel nature or species
bahuvrihi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (krūra+jāti)
- krūra – cruel, fierce, harsh
adjective (masculine) - jāti – birth, nature, species, class
noun (feminine)
Root: jan (class 4)
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
(verb)
active, past of śru
Gerund / Absolutive
from root śru with suffix tvā
Root: śru (class 5)
अत्र (atra) - here
(indeclinable)
भैरवी-चक्रम् (bhairavī-cakram) - the Bhairavī-cakra
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhairavī-cakra
bhairavī-cakra - the Bhairavī-cakra gathering
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhairavī+cakra)
- bhairavī – Bhairavī, a form of goddess Durgā or Kālī
proper noun (feminine) - cakra – wheel, circle, assembly
noun (neuter)
दूरम् (dūram) - far, to a distance
(adverb)
Note: used adverbially meaning 'far away'
गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
साध्वसम् (sādhvasam) - fear, terror, panic
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sādhvasa
sādhvasa - fear, terror, alarm
Prefix: sam
Root: dhvas (class 1)