बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-90, verse-13
उपचारैः षोडशभिर्यद्वा पञ्चोपचारकैः ।
मृत्युंजयन मन्त्रेण प्रधानप्रतिमां स्पृशन् ॥१३॥
मृत्युंजयन मन्त्रेण प्रधानप्रतिमां स्पृशन् ॥१३॥
13. upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhiryadvā pañcopacārakaiḥ .
mṛtyuṃjayana mantreṇa pradhānapratimāṃ spṛśan.
mṛtyuṃjayana mantreṇa pradhānapratimāṃ spṛśan.
13.
upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhiḥ yat vā pañca-upacārakaiḥ
mṛtyum jayan mantreṇa pradhāna pratimām spṛśan
mṛtyum jayan mantreṇa pradhāna pratimām spṛśan
13.
One should touch the principal idol of the deity while chanting the death-conquering incantation (mantra), performing worship with either sixteen or five ritual offerings.
Words meanings summery:
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- उपचारैः (upacāraiḥ) - with offerings, with services, with rituals
- षोडशभिः (ṣoḍaśabhiḥ) - with sixteen
- यत् (yat) - which, that, if (here: or, alternatively)
- वा (vā) - or, alternatively
- पञ्च-उपचारकैः (pañca-upacārakaiḥ) - with five offerings/services
- मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death
- जयन् (jayan) - conquering, victorious
- मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - by the incantation, by the sacred formula
- प्रधान (pradhāna) - main, principal, chief
- प्रतिमाम् (pratimām) - idol, image, statue, counterpart
- स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching
Words meanings and morphology
उपचारैः (upacāraiḥ) - with offerings, with services, with rituals
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of upacāra
upacāra - service, offering, attendance, ritual, worship
Prefix: upa
Root: car (class 1)
षोडशभिः (ṣoḍaśabhiḥ) - with sixteen
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṣoḍaśan
ṣoḍaśan - sixteen
Note: Agrees with 'upacāraiḥ'.
यत् (yat) - which, that, if (here: or, alternatively)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here as a conjunction 'or' in 'yat vā'.
वा (vā) - or, alternatively
(indeclinable)
पञ्च-उपचारकैः (pañca-upacārakaiḥ) - with five offerings/services
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pañcopacāraka
pañcopacāraka - pertaining to five ritual offerings
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pañcan+upacāraka)
- pañcan – five
numeral adjective - upacāraka – offering, service, performer of services
noun (masculine)
Prefix: upa
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'upacāraiḥ'.
मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, dying, the god of death
Root: mṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of the participle 'jayan'.
जयन् (jayan) - conquering, victorious
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jayan
jayan - conquering, victorious
Present Active Participle
Derived from root √ji (to conquer) with the -at suffix.
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Refers to the implied agent of the action, describing 'one' who touches.
मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - by the incantation, by the sacred formula
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mantra
mantra - sacred utterance, incantation, hymn, sacred formula, advice, counsel
Root: man (class 4)
प्रधान (pradhāna) - main, principal, chief
(adjective)
feminine, singular of pradhāna
pradhāna - chief, principal, main; primeval matter (prakṛti)
Prefix: pra
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with 'pratimām'.
प्रतिमाम् (pratimām) - idol, image, statue, counterpart
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pratimā
pratimā - image, idol, likeness, statue, reflection
Prefix: prati
Root: mā (class 2)
स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of spṛśant
spṛśant - touching, feeling
Present Active Participle
Derived from root √spṛś (to touch) with the -at suffix.
Root: spṛś (class 6)
Note: Refers to the implied agent of the action, parallel to 'jayan'.