महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-9, verse-272
तेषामनुज्ञामादाय जप्त्वा सप्ताक्षरं मनुम् ।
अष्टोत्तरशतावृत्त्या प्रणमेत् कालिकां पराम् ॥२७२॥
अष्टोत्तरशतावृत्त्या प्रणमेत् कालिकां पराम् ॥२७२॥
272. teṣāmanujñāmādāya japtvā saptākṣaraṁ manum ,
aṣṭottaraśatāvṛttyā praṇamet kālikāṁ parām.
aṣṭottaraśatāvṛttyā praṇamet kālikāṁ parām.
272.
teṣām anujñām ādāya japtvā saptākṣaraṃ manum
aṣṭottaraśatāvṛttyā praṇamet kālikāṃ parām
aṣṭottaraśatāvṛttyā praṇamet kālikāṃ parām
272.
teṣām anujñām ādāya saptākṣaraṃ manum
aṣṭottaraśatāvṛttyā japtvā parāṃ kālikāṃ praṇamet
aṣṭottaraśatāvṛttyā japtvā parāṃ kālikāṃ praṇamet
272. Having obtained their permission and having chanted the seven-syllable mantra one hundred and eight times, one should bow down to the supreme Kālikā.
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the kulas or practitioners present (of them)
- अनुज्ञाम् (anujñām) - permission, consent, authorization
- आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received, having obtained
- जप्त्वा (japtvā) - having recited, having chanted, having muttered
- सप्ताक्षरम् (saptākṣaram) - the seven-syllable mantra (having seven syllables)
- मनुम् (manum) - mantra, sacred formula
- अष्टोत्तरशतावृत्त्या (aṣṭottaraśatāvṛttyā) - by a repetition of one hundred and eight times
- प्रणमेत् (praṇamet) - one should bow down, should salute, should pay homage
- कालिकाम् (kālikām) - to Kālikā, the goddess Kali
- पराम् (parām) - the supreme Goddess (supreme, ultimate, highest)
Words meanings and morphology
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the kulas or practitioners present (of them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अनुज्ञाम् (anujñām) - permission, consent, authorization
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anujñā
anujñā - permission, consent, command
Prefix: anu
Root: jñā (class 9)
आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received, having obtained
(indeclinable)
absolutive
root dā with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: absolutive / gerund
जप्त्वा (japtvā) - having recited, having chanted, having muttered
(indeclinable)
absolutive
root jap with ktvā suffix
Root: jap (class 1)
Note: absolutive / gerund
सप्ताक्षरम् (saptākṣaram) - the seven-syllable mantra (having seven syllables)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saptākṣara
saptākṣara - consisting of seven syllables
sapta + akṣara
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sapta+akṣara)
- sapta – seven
adjective (neuter) - akṣara – syllable, letter, imperishable
noun (neuter)
मनुम् (manum) - mantra, sacred formula
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of manu
manu - mantra, sacred prayer, Manu
Root: man (class 8)
अष्टोत्तरशतावृत्त्या (aṣṭottaraśatāvṛttyā) - by a repetition of one hundred and eight times
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of aṣṭottaraśatāvṛtti
aṣṭottaraśatāvṛtti - repetition of one hundred and eight times
aṣṭan + uttara + śata +āvṛtti
Compound type : tatpurusha (aṣṭottaraśata+āvṛtti)
- aṣṭottaraśata – one hundred and eight
adjective (neuter)
aṣṭan + uttara + śata - āvṛtti – repetition, turning round, recurrence
noun (feminine)
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
प्रणमेत् (praṇamet) - one should bow down, should salute, should pay homage
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of praṇam
root nam with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: nam (class 1)
कालिकाम् (kālikām) - to Kālikā, the goddess Kali
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kālikā
kālikā - Kālikā, a form of Goddess Durgā or Kālī
पराम् (parām) - the supreme Goddess (supreme, ultimate, highest)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of parā
para - supreme, higher, other, ultimate