Shloka 4
Nakṣatra-Śrāddha (Ancestral Rites Connected with Asterisms) — नक्षत्रश्राद्धम्
Devanagari script
मत्स्यैः प्रीणन्ति द्वौ मासौ त्रीन्मासान्हारिणेन तु / शाशेन चतुरो मासान्पञ्च प्रीणाति शाकुनैः
Transliteration
matsyaiḥ prīṇanti dvau māsau trīnmāsānhāriṇena tu / śāśena caturo māsānpañca prīṇāti śākunaiḥ
Translation
Mit Fisch werden sie zwei Monate erfreut, mit Hirschfleisch drei, mit Hasenfleisch (śaśa) vier, und mit Vogelfleisch fünf Monate lang.
Word by Word
matsyaiḥwith fish
matsyaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmatsya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural
prīṇantithey please/satisfy
prīṇanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprīṇ (धातु; causative/intensive of √prī in sense ‘to please’)
FormPresent (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural
dvautwo
dvau:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual; numeral adjective qualifying māsau
māsaumonths
māsau:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual; duration object
trīnthree
trīn:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Roottri (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; numeral adjective qualifying māsān
māsānmonths
māsān:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; duration object
hāriṇenawith deer (meat)
hāriṇena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roothāriṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; ‘deer (meat)’ as offering
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
śāśenawith hare (meat)
śāśena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; hare/rabbit (meat)
caturofour
caturo:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootcatur (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; numeral adjective qualifying māsān
māsānmonths
māsān:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; duration object
pañcafive
pañca:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootpañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
Form(Classical usage) indeclinable numeral used with accusative plural; qualifying māsān (understood)
prīṇātipleases/satisfies
prīṇāti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprīṇ (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
śākunaiḥwith birds (fowl)
śākunaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśākuna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘birds/fowl (meat)’