Shloka 142
Varāha-uddhāraṇa and the Re-constitution of Bhū-maṇḍala
Earth after Pralaya
Devanagari script
कृत्वा वत्सं समेरुं तु दुदोह पृथिवीमिमाम् / दुग्धेयं गौस्तदा तेन बीजानि वसुधातले
Transliteration
kṛtvā vatsaṃ sameruṃ tu dudoha pṛthivīmimām / dugdheyaṃ gaustadā tena bījāni vasudhātale
Translation
جعل جبلَ سُميرو عِجلاً، ثم حلب هذه الأرض؛ فحين حُلِبت الأرضُ في هيئة بقرةٍ على يده، ظهرت البذور على وجه الثرى.
Word by Word
kṛtvāhaving made
kṛtvā:
Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable; prior action
vatsama calf
vatsam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
sa-merumMeru (as the calf/with Meru)
sa-merum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmeru (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; with prefix-like particle sa- (सह/सम्) meaning 'with/as' (here: 'as Meru')
tuthen/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
dudohamilked
dudoha:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√duh (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada
pṛthivīmthe earth
pṛthivīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
imāmthis
imām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agreeing with pṛthivīm
dugdha-iyamthis (earth) is milked / this is the milk
dugdha-iyam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdugdha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √duh) + iyam (सर्वनाम)
FormSandhi form; dugdhā (fem. nom. sg.) + iyam (fem. nom. sg.)
gauḥcow
gauḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgo (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; apposition to pṛthivī
tadāthen
tadā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, temporal adverb
tenaby him/thereby
tena:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; refers to Brahmā/that act
bījāniseeds
bījāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbīja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st), Plural
vasudhā-taleon the surface of the earth
vasudhā-tale:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvasudhā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa compound; Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular