महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-8
ब्रह्मचर्याश्रमो नास्ति वानप्रस्थोऽपि न प्रिये ।
गार्हस्थ्यो भैक्षुकश्चैव आश्रमौ द्वौ कलौ युगे ॥८॥
गार्हस्थ्यो भैक्षुकश्चैव आश्रमौ द्वौ कलौ युगे ॥८॥
8. brahmacaryāśramo nāsti vānaprastho'pi na priye ,
gārhasthyo bhaikṣukaścaiva āśramau dvau kalau yuge.
gārhasthyo bhaikṣukaścaiva āśramau dvau kalau yuge.
8.
brahmacarya-āśramaḥ na asti vānaprasthaḥ api na priye
gārhasthyaḥ bhaikṣukaḥ ca eva āśramau dvau kalau yuge
gārhasthyaḥ bhaikṣukaḥ ca eva āśramau dvau kalau yuge
8.
priye kalau yuge brahmacarya-āśramaḥ na asti vānaprasthaḥ
api na ca eva dvau āśramau gārhasthyaḥ bhaikṣukaḥ
api na ca eva dvau āśramau gārhasthyaḥ bhaikṣukaḥ
8. O beloved, there is no student stage of life, nor is there the forest-dweller stage in the Kali age - rather, the householder and the mendicant are the two stages of life.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्रह्मचर्य-आश्रमः (brahmacarya-āśramaḥ) - the student stage of life, brahmacarya
- न (na) - not
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- वानप्रस्थः (vānaprasthaḥ) - the forest-dweller, hermit
- अपि (api) - also, even
- न (na) - not
- प्रिये (priye) - O beloved
- गार्हस्थ्यः (gārhasthyaḥ) - householder stage, gārhasthya
- भैक्षुकः (bhaikṣukaḥ) - the mendicant, the one living on alms
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, only
- आश्रमौ (āśramau) - two stages of life
- द्वौ (dvau) - two
- कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali age
- युगे (yuge) - in an age, in the yuga
Words meanings and morphology
ब्रह्मचर्य-आश्रमः (brahmacarya-āśramaḥ) - the student stage of life, brahmacarya
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmacarya-āśrama
brahmacarya-āśrama - the stage of a religious student
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahmacarya+āśrama)
- brahmacarya – student life, celibacy, religious study
noun (neuter) - āśrama – stage of life, hermitage
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: śram (class 4)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
root as, class 2
Root: as (class 2)
वानप्रस्थः (vānaprasthaḥ) - the forest-dweller, hermit
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vānaprastha
vānaprastha - forest-dweller, hermit
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+prastha)
- vana – forest, wood
noun (neuter) - prastha – setting out, plateau, dwelling
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: prath (class 1)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
प्रिये (priye) - O beloved
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of priyā
priyā - beloved woman, dear one
गार्हस्थ्यः (gārhasthyaḥ) - householder stage, gārhasthya
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gārhasthya
gārhasthya - householder state or condition
taddhita derivation from gṛhastha
भैक्षुकः (bhaikṣukaḥ) - the mendicant, the one living on alms
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhaikṣuka
bhaikṣuka - mendicant, beggar
taddhita derivation from bhaikṣa
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, precisely, only
(indeclinable)
आश्रमौ (āśramau) - two stages of life
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of āśrama
āśrama - stage of life, hermitage
Prefix: ā
Root: śram (class 4)
द्वौ (dvau) - two
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dvi
dvi - two
कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali age
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kali
kali - the Kali age
युगे (yuge) - in an age, in the yuga
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of yuga
yuga - age, eon, yuga