महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-262
यज्ञसूत्रशिखात्यागात् संन्यासः स्यात् द्विजन्मनाम् ।
शूद्राणामितरेषाञ्च शिखां हुत्वैव संस्क्रिया ॥२६२॥
शूद्राणामितरेषाञ्च शिखां हुत्वैव संस्क्रिया ॥२६२॥
262. yajñasūtraśikhātyāgāt saṁnyāsaḥ syāt dvijanmanām ,
śūdrāṇāmitareṣāñca śikhāṁ hutvaiva saṁskriyā.
śūdrāṇāmitareṣāñca śikhāṁ hutvaiva saṁskriyā.
262.
yajñasūtraśikhātyāgāt saṃnyāsaḥ syāt dvijanmanām
śūdrāṇām itareṣāñca śikhāṃ hutvaiva saṃskriyā
śūdrāṇām itareṣāñca śikhāṃ hutvaiva saṃskriyā
262.
dvijanmanām yajñasūtraśikhātyāgāt saṃnyāsaḥ syāt,
śūdrāṇām itareṣāñ ca śikhāṃ hutvā eva saṃskriyā (syāt)
śūdrāṇām itareṣāñ ca śikhāṃ hutvā eva saṃskriyā (syāt)
262. renunciation comes for the twice-born through the abandonment of the sacred thread and the tuft of hair, whereas for śūdras and others, the ritual procedure consists simply of offering the tuft of hair into the fire.
Words meanings summery:
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- यज्ञसूत्रशिखात्यागात् (yajñasūtraśikhātyāgāt) - from the abandonment of the sacrificial thread and the tuft of hair
- संन्यासः (saṁnyāsaḥ) - renunciation, monastic life
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, would be, is
- द्विजन्मनाम् (dvijanmanām) - of the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas)
- शूद्राणाम् (śūdrāṇām) - of the śūdras
- इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of others
- च (ca) - and
- शिखाम् (śikhām) - the tuft of hair
- हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered into the fire
- एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, only
- संस्क्रिया (saṁskriyā) - purification rite, consecration, ritual procedure
Words meanings and morphology
यज्ञसूत्रशिखात्यागात् (yajñasūtraśikhātyāgāt) - from the abandonment of the sacrificial thread and the tuft of hair
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of yajñasūtraśikhātyāga
yajñasūtraśikhātyāga - abandonment of the yagya thread and tuft of hair
tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajñasūtraśikhā+tyāga)
- yajñasūtraśikhā – sacrificial thread and tuft of hair
noun (feminine)
dvandva compound - tyāga – abandonment, giving up
noun (masculine)
From tyaj
Root: tyaj (class 1)
संन्यासः (saṁnyāsaḥ) - renunciation, monastic life
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnyāsa
saṁnyāsa - renunciation, abandonment of worldly life
sam + ni + √as
Prefixes: sam+ni
Root: as (class 4)
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, would be, is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
द्विजन्मनाम् (dvijanmanām) - of the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dvijanman
dvijanman - twice-born, brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya
dvi + janman
Root: jan (class 4)
शूद्राणाम् (śūdrāṇām) - of the śūdras
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śūdra
śūdra - śūdra (fourth social class)
इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of others
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of itara
itara - other, different
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शिखाम् (śikhām) - the tuft of hair
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śikhā
śikhā - tuft of hair, crest, flame
हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered into the fire
(indeclinable)
absolutive
From √hu with gerund suffix -tvā
Root: hu (class 3)
एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, only
(indeclinable)
संस्क्रिया (saṁskriyā) - purification rite, consecration, ritual procedure
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃskriyā
saṁskriyā - purification, rite, consecration
From sam + √kṛ
Prefix: sam
Root: kṛ (class 8)