Shloka 3
Brahmā’s Enumeration of Primacies (Ādi) and the Supremacy of Knowledge
Jñāna
Devanagari script
भूमिरादिस्तु गन्धानां रसानामाप एव च | रूपाणां ज्योतिरादित्य: स्पर्शानां वायुरुच्यते
Transliteration
bhūmir ādis tu gandhānāṃ rasānām āpa eva ca | rūpāṇāṃ jyotir ādityaḥ sparśānāṃ vāyur ucyate
Translation
قال فايُو-ديفا: «الأرض هي الأصل الأول للروائح، والماء حقًّا هو الأصل الأول للمذاقات. والشمس—وهي نارٌ متألّقة—تُعلَن أصلًا أول للصور (المرئيات)، والريح يُقال إنها الأصل الأول للمسّ.»
Word by Word
भूमिःearth
भूमिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आदिःorigin, source
आदिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआदि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुindeed, but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
गन्धानाम्of smells/odors
गन्धानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
रसानाम्of tastes/flavors
रसानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरस
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
आपःwaters
आपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
रूपाणाम्of forms/colors
रूपाणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
ज्योतिःlight
ज्योतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आदित्यःthe Sun
आदित्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्पर्शानाम्of touches/tactile sensations
स्पर्शानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्पर्श
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
वायुःwind, air
वायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis said/called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormLat, Atmanepada, Passive, Third, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyu-deva)भ
भूमि (Earth element)आ
आपः (Water element)आ
आदित्य (Sun)ज
ज्योतिः (Light/Fire principle)व
वायु (Wind element)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes