Shloka 29
Dīkṣā-bhedaḥ (Types of Initiation) — Lalitopākhyāna: Hayagrīva–Agastya Dialogue
Devanagari script
षोडशर्णमनुं तस्य वदेद्वामश्रुतौ शनैः / ततो बहिर्विनिर्गत्य स्थाप्य दार्वासने शुचिम्
Transliteration
ṣoḍaśarṇamanuṃ tasya vadedvāmaśrutau śanaiḥ / tato bahirvinirgatya sthāpya dārvāsane śucim
Translation
ਉਸ ਦਾ ਸੋਲ੍ਹਾਂ ਅੱਖਰਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ ਖੱਬੇ ਕੰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਹੇ। ਫਿਰ ਬਾਹਰ ਨਿਕਲ ਕੇ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼੍ਯ ਨੂੰ ਲੱਕੜ ਦੇ ਆਸਨ ਉੱਤੇ ਬਿਠਾਵੇ।
Word by Word
ṣoḍaśa-arṇamsixteen-syllabled
ṣoḍaśa-arṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootṣoḍaśa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + arṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः: ‘ṣoḍaśāni arṇāni yasya’ → ṣoḍaśārṇa; Accusative singular qualifying ‘manuṃ’
manumthe mantra-formula
manum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmanu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; here ‘mantra/seed-formula’
tasyaof him/of that
tasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; pronoun ‘of him/of that’
vadetshould utter
vadet:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vad (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he should say/utter’
vāma-śrutauin the left ear
vāma-śrutau:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvāma (प्रातिपदिक) + śruti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘vāmasyāṃ śrutau’ (in the left ear); Locative singular
śanaiḥsoftly/slowly
śanaiḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootśanaiḥ (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (adverb): ‘slowly, softly’
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (adverb): ‘then/thereafter’
bahiḥoutside
bahiḥ:
Deśa (देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbahiḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb): ‘outside’
vinirgatyahaving gone out
vinirgatya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-nis√gam (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having gone out’
sthāpyahaving seated/placed
sthāpya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√sthā (धातु) [णिच् causative: sthāpayati]
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) in causative sense: ‘having placed/installed’
dāru-āsaneon a wooden seat
dāru-āsane:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdāru (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘dāruṇi āsane’ (on a wooden seat); Locative singular
śucimpure/clean
śucim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootśuci (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; qualifies an implied person (e.g., śiṣyam) ‘pure/clean’