महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-9, verse-265
ब्राह्मो विवाहो विहितो दोषहीनः सवर्णया ।
कुलधर्मानुसारेण गोत्रभिन्नासपिण्डया ॥२६५॥
कुलधर्मानुसारेण गोत्रभिन्नासपिण्डया ॥२६५॥
265. brāhmo vivāho vihito doṣahīnaḥ savarṇayā ,
kuladharmānusāreṇa gotrabhinnāsapiṇḍayā.
kuladharmānusāreṇa gotrabhinnāsapiṇḍayā.
265.
brāhmaḥ vivāhaḥ vihitaḥ doṣahīnaḥ savarṇayā
kuladharmānusāreṇa gotrabhinnāasapiṇḍayā
kuladharmānusāreṇa gotrabhinnāasapiṇḍayā
265.
savarṇayā gotrabhinnā asapiṇḍayā kuladharmānusāreṇa
doṣahīnaḥ brāhmaḥ vivāhaḥ vihitaḥ
doṣahīnaḥ brāhmaḥ vivāhaḥ vihitaḥ
265. The brāhma marriage is ordained as flawless when it is with a bride of the same social class (savarṇa), belonging to a different lineage (gotra), not sharing the same sapinda relationship, and in accordance with family tradition (kuladharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मः (brāhmaḥ) - brāhma form of marriage (brāhma marriage type, pertaining to Brahman or a brahmin)
- विवाहः (vivāhaḥ) - marriage, wedding
- विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained, prescribed, laid down
- दोषहीनः (doṣahīnaḥ) - free from flaws, flawless
- सवर्णया (savarṇayā) - belonging to the same social class or caste
- कुलधर्मानुसारेण (kuladharmānusāreṇa) - in accordance with family dharma or family tradition
- गोत्रभिन्ना (gotrabhinnā) - belonging to a different gotra or lineage
- असपिण्डया (asapiṇḍayā) - not being a sapinda (not sharing common funeral cake offerings / blood relation within prohibited degrees)
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मः (brāhmaḥ) - brāhma form of marriage (brāhma marriage type, pertaining to Brahman or a brahmin)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhma
brāhma - brāhma marriage, divine
from brahman
विवाहः (vivāhaḥ) - marriage, wedding
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vivāha
vivāha - marriage, wedding
vi + vah
Prefix: vi
Root: vah (class 1)
विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained, prescribed, laid down
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita
vihita - ordained, prescribed
Past Passive Participle
vi + dhā
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
दोषहीनः (doṣahīnaḥ) - free from flaws, flawless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣahīna
doṣahīna - free from flaws
doṣa + hīna
Compound type : tatpurusha (doṣa+hīna)
- doṣa – flaw, fault, defect
noun (masculine)
from duṣ
Root: duṣ (class 4) - hīna – deprived of, free from, lacking
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from hā
Root: hā (class 3)
सवर्णया (savarṇayā) - belonging to the same social class or caste
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of savarṇā
savarṇā - woman of the same social class
sa + varṇa
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+varṇa)
- sa – same, with
prefix - varṇa – social class, color
noun (masculine)
from vṛ
Root: vṛ (class 1)
कुलधर्मानुसारेण (kuladharmānusāreṇa) - in accordance with family dharma or family tradition
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kuladharmānusāra
kuladharmānusāra - accordance with family tradition
kuladharma + anusāra
Compound type : tatpurusha (kuladharma+anusāra)
- kuladharma – family duty, family tradition
noun (masculine)
kula + dharma
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - anusāra – following, accordance
noun (masculine)
anu + sṛ
Prefix: anu
Root: sṛ (class 1)
गोत्रभिन्ना (gotrabhinnā) - belonging to a different gotra or lineage
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of gotrabhinnā
gotrabhinnā - woman of a different lineage
gotra + bhinna
Compound type : tatpurusha (gotra+bhinna)
- gotra – lineage, gotra, family
noun (neuter) - bhinna – different, separated, distinct
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from bhid
Root: bhid (class 7)
असपिण्डया (asapiṇḍayā) - not being a sapinda (not sharing common funeral cake offerings / blood relation within prohibited degrees)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of asapiṇḍā
asapiṇḍā - woman not sharing sapinda relationship
a + sa + piṇḍa
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+sa+piṇḍa)
- a – not, non
prefix
negative prefix - sapiṇḍa – sharing sapinda relationship
adjective (masculine)
sa + piṇḍa