महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-38
स धन्यः पुरुषो लोके स कृती परमार्थवित् ।
ब्रह्मनिष्ठः सत्यसन्धो यो भवेद्भुवि मानवः ॥३८॥
ब्रह्मनिष्ठः सत्यसन्धो यो भवेद्भुवि मानवः ॥३८॥
38. sa dhanyaḥ puruṣo loke sa kṛtī paramārthavit ,
brahmaniṣṭhaḥ satyasandho yo bhavedbhuvi mānavaḥ.
brahmaniṣṭhaḥ satyasandho yo bhavedbhuvi mānavaḥ.
38.
saḥ dhanyaḥ puruṣo loke saḥ kṛtī paramārthavit
brahmaniṣṭhaḥ satyasandhaḥ yaḥ bhavet bhuvi mānavaḥ
brahmaniṣṭhaḥ satyasandhaḥ yaḥ bhavet bhuvi mānavaḥ
38.
yaḥ mānavaḥ bhuvi brahmaniṣṭhaḥ satyasandhaḥ paramārthavit kṛtī ca bhavet,
saḥ puruṣaḥ loke dhanyaḥ
saḥ puruṣaḥ loke dhanyaḥ
38. That human being in this world is truly blessed, accomplished, a knower of the supreme truth, devoted to the absolute, and firm in his vows, who lives upon the earth.
Words meanings summery:
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- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- धन्यः (dhanyaḥ) - truly blessed (blessed, fortunate, rich)
- पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person
- लोके (loke) - in the world
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- कृती (kṛtī) - accomplished, skilled, one who has done his duty
- परमार्थवित् (paramārthavit) - knower of the supreme truth, knower of ultimate reality
- ब्रह्मनिष्ठः (brahmaniṣṭhaḥ) - devoted to the absolute, established in Brahman
- सत्यसन्धः (satyasandhaḥ) - firm in vows, true to one's promise
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, may be, should be
- भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world
- मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human being, man
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: correlative to yaḥ
धन्यः (dhanyaḥ) - truly blessed (blessed, fortunate, rich)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanya
dhanya - blessed, fortunate
पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person
लोके (loke) - in the world
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, people
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: repeated for emphasis
कृती (kṛtī) - accomplished, skilled, one who has done his duty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtin
kṛtin - accomplished, successful, expert
परमार्थवित् (paramārthavit) - knower of the supreme truth, knower of ultimate reality
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paramārthavid
paramārthavid - knower of the supreme truth
tatpurusha compound of parama artha and vid
Compound type : tatpurusha (paramārtha+vid)
- paramārtha – supreme truth, ultimate reality
noun (masculine)
karmadhāraya of parama and artha - vid – knowing, one who knows
adjective (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2)
ब्रह्मनिष्ठः (brahmaniṣṭhaḥ) - devoted to the absolute, established in Brahman
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmaniṣṭha
brahmaniṣṭha - devoted to the absolute, absorbed in Brahman
tatpurusha compound of brahman and niṣṭha
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+niṣṭha)
- brahman – the absolute, supreme reality
noun (neuter) - niṣṭha – steadfast, devoted, established
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: ni
Root: sthā (class 1)
सत्यसन्धः (satyasandhaḥ) - firm in vows, true to one's promise
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of satyasandha
satyasandha - true to promises, firm in vows
bahuvrihi or tatpurusha compound of satya and sandha
Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+sandha)
- satya – truth, true
adjective (neuter) - sandha – bound by promise, vow
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: dhā (class 3)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which
भवेत् (bhavet) - might be, may be, should be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
root bhū in optative
Root: bhū (class 1)
भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground
मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human being, man
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava
mānava - human being, man