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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 6.116

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Ullāsa 6 · Verse 116

पशुच्छेदनविधिःThe rule of the sacrifice

Verse 116

स्वयं वा भ्रातृपुत्रैर्वा भ्रात्रा वा सुहृदैव वा । सपिण्डेनाथ वा छेद्यो नारिपक्षं नियोजयेत् ॥ ११६ ॥

svayaṁ vā bhrātṛputrairvā bhrātrā vā suhṛdaiva vā | sapiṇḍēnātha vā chēdyō nāripakṣaṁ niyōjayēt || 116 ||

Translation

Himself, or by his brother's sons, or his brother, or a friend, or a kinsman, it is to be cut; he should not employ an enemy.

Word by word

svayaṁ
himself
vā
or
bhrātṛ
brother's
putrair
(putraiḥ) sons
bhrātrā
by a brother
suhṛdā
by a friend
ēva
just
sapiṇḍēna
by a kinsman
atha
or
chēdyō
(chedyaḥ) to be cut
na
not
ari
enemy
pakṣaṁ
side
niyōjayēt
should employ

Meaning

The commentary: in the slaying he should not use an enemy.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 115.