Shloka 26
Vamśānukramaṇikā: Varuṇa–Kali Descendants and the Naiṛta Grahas
Genealogical Catalogue
Devanagari script
किमर्थं सासुरूपा वै नासिकाभ्यामसूयत / एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामो सर्वं नो ब्रूहि पृच्छताम्
Transliteration
kimarthaṃ sāsurūpā vai nāsikābhyāmasūyata / etadveditumicchāmo sarvaṃ no brūhi pṛcchatām
Translation
لِمَ كانت الإلهة، في هيئة فرسٍ أنثى، مولودةً من المنخرين؟ نرغب في معرفة ذلك؛ فقل لنا كلَّ شيء، نحن السائلين.
Word by Word
kimwhat
kim:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; interrogative used adverbially
arthampurpose (why)
artham:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootartha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; in idiom ‘kim artham’ = why
sāshe
sā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular
asurūpāof not-good form (ugly)
asurūpā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roota-su-rūpā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; compound with privative a- + su-rūpa (‘not of good form’)
vaiindeed
vai:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
nāsikābhyāmby/with the two nostrils
nāsikābhyām:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootnāsikā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (3rd), Dual
asūyatagave birth
asūyata:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roota-√sū (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; ātmanepada; ‘bore/brought forth’
etatthis
etat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; demonstrative pronoun
veditumto know
veditum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Root√vid (धातु)
FormInfinitive (तुमुन्)
icchāmaḥwe wish
icchāmaḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√iṣ (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada
sarvameverything
sarvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; used as object
naḥto us
naḥ:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive/Dative enclitic (षष्ठी/चतुर्थी), Plural; ‘of us/to us’
brūhitell
brūhi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√brū (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada
pṛcchatāmof us who ask
pṛcchatām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeVerb
Root√prach (धातु)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ) in Genitive plural (षष्ठी बहुवचन) used substantively: ‘of those asking’