Shloka 12
Sāgaropākhyāna—Bhārata-varṣa-māna and Gokarṇa-kṣetra-māhātmya
Sagara Episode: Measure of Bhārata and the Glory of Gokarṇa
Devanagari script
एनांसि यत्समुद्दिश्य तीर्थयात्रां प्रकुर्वताम् / नृणामाशु प्रणश्यन्ति प्रवाते शुष्कपर्णवत्
Transliteration
enāṃsi yatsamuddiśya tīrthayātrāṃ prakurvatām / nṛṇāmāśu praṇaśyanti pravāte śuṣkaparṇavat
Translation
Die Sünden der Menschen, die mit diesem Tīrtha vor Augen die Pilgerfahrt antreten, vergehen rasch wie ein trockenes Blatt im Wind.
Word by Word
enāṃsisins
enāṃsi:
Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootenas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
yatwhich
yat:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeAdjective
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun referring to ‘tīrthayātrām’
samuddiśyahaving intended/with reference to
samuddiśya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ud-√diś (दिश् धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त) meaning ‘having aimed at/with reference to’
tīrtha-yātrāmpilgrimage
tīrtha-yātrām:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Roottīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + yātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tīrthasya yātrā)
prakurvatāmof those who perform
prakurvatām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√kṛ (कृ धातु)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘of those who are performing’
nṛṇāmof men
nṛṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)
āśuquickly
āśu:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootāśu (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
praṇaśyantiperish/are destroyed
praṇaśyanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√naś (नश् धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
pravātein the wind
pravāte:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootpravāta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
śuṣka-parṇa-vatlike a dry leaf
śuṣka-parṇa-vat:
Upamā (उपमा/Simile)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootśuṣka (प्रातिपदिक) + parṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (वत् प्रत्यय)
FormSimile indeclinable (उपमावाचक अव्यय) formed with -वत्; ‘like a dry leaf’