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॥ श्री ॥tantra

Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 1.48

Traditional

Ullāsas
14
Published
2
Verses
126
Minutes
63
Level
advanced

Ullāsa 1 · Verse 48

Verse 48

नैव पानादिनियमो भक्ष्याभक्ष्यविवेचनम् । धर्म्मशास्त्रे सदा निन्दा साधुद्रोही निरन्तरम् ॥ ४८ ॥

naiva pānādiniyamō bhakṣyābhakṣyavivēcanam | dharmmaśāstrē sadā nindā sādhudrōhī nirantaram || 48 ||

Translation

There will be no rule about drinking and the like, no distinction between what may and may not be eaten; they will always revile the scriptures of dharma and ceaselessly harm the good.

Word by word

naiva
not at all
pānādiniyamō
rule about drinking and the like
bhakṣyābhakṣyavivēcanam
distinguishing what may and may not be eaten
dharmmaśāstrē
towards the scriptures of dharma
sadā
always
nindā
reviling
sādhudrōhī
hostile to the good
nirantaram
ceaselessly

Meaning

Every rule that once marked a life of dharma is pictured as gone.