महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-9, verse-241
दूर्वाक्षताभ्यां जामातुर्विधृत्य जानु दक्षिणम् ।
स्मृत्वा विष्णुं तत्सदिति मासपक्षतिथीस्ततः ॥२४१॥
स्मृत्वा विष्णुं तत्सदिति मासपक्षतिथीस्ततः ॥२४१॥
241. dūrvākṣatābhyāṁ jāmāturvidhṛtya jānu dakṣiṇam ,
smṛtvā viṣṇuṁ tatsaditi māsapakṣatithīstataḥ.
smṛtvā viṣṇuṁ tatsaditi māsapakṣatithīstataḥ.
241.
dūrvākṣatābhyām jāmātuḥ vidhṛtya jānu dakṣiṇam
smṛtvā viṣṇum tat sat iti māsa-pakṣa-tithīn tataḥ
smṛtvā viṣṇum tat sat iti māsa-pakṣa-tithīn tataḥ
241.
dūrvākṣatābhyāṃ jāmātuḥ dakṣiṇaṃ jānu vidhṛtya viṣṇum
smṛtvā tat sat iti māsa-pakṣa-tithīn tataḥ (smṛtvā)
smṛtvā tat sat iti māsa-pakṣa-tithīn tataḥ (smṛtvā)
241. Holding the bridegroom's right knee with dūrvā grass and unbroken rice grains, and remembering Vishnu with the thought 'tat sat' (that is truth/reality), thereafter (he should remember) the month, the fortnight, and the lunar day.
Words meanings summery:
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- दूर्वाक्षताभ्याम् (dūrvākṣatābhyām) - with dūrvā grass and unbroken rice grains
- जामातुः (jāmātuḥ) - of the bridegroom, of the son-in-law
- विधृत्य (vidhṛtya) - having held, having grasped, having touched
- जानु (jānu) - knee
- दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (knee) (right, southern)
- स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - having remembered
- विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu
- तत् (tat) - that
- सत् (sat) - truth, reality (true, existent, truth, real)
- इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotation marker)
- मास-पक्ष-तिथीन् (māsa-pakṣa-tithīn) - the month, the fortnight, and the lunar days
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
Words meanings and morphology
दूर्वाक्षताभ्याम् (dūrvākṣatābhyām) - with dūrvā grass and unbroken rice grains
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, dual of dūrvākṣata
dūrvākṣata - dūrvā grass and unbroken rice grains used in worship
Compound type : dvandva (dūrvā+akṣata)
- dūrvā – dūrvā grass (Cynodon dactylon)
noun (feminine) - akṣata – unbroken grain, whole rice grain used in rituals
noun (masculine)
जामातुः (jāmātuḥ) - of the bridegroom, of the son-in-law
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jāmātṛ
jāmātṛ - bridegroom, son-in-law
विधृत्य (vidhṛtya) - having held, having grasped, having touched
(verb)
absolutive
root dhṛ with upasarga vi, with tyap/ya suffix
Prefix: vi
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
जानु (jānu) - knee
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jānu
jānu - knee
दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (knee) (right, southern)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dakṣiṇa
dakṣiṇa - right, southern, capable
स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - having remembered
(verb)
absolutive
root smṛ with tyvā suffix
Root: smṛ (class 1)
विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu
viṣṇu - Vishnu
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
सत् (sat) - truth, reality (true, existent, truth, real)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - being, existing, true, good, real
इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotation marker)
(indeclinable)
मास-पक्ष-तिथीन् (māsa-pakṣa-tithīn) - the month, the fortnight, and the lunar days
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of māsa-pakṣa-tithi
māsa-pakṣa-tithi - month, fortnight and lunar day
Compound type : dvandva (māsa+pakṣa+tithi)
- māsa – month
noun (masculine) - pakṣa – fortnight
noun (masculine) - tithi – lunar day
noun (feminine)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
(indeclinable)