Shloka 66
Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
Devanagari script
ऋषय ऊचुः कथं देवासुरकृते तद्व्याहारमवाप्तवान् / एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामो वृत्तं देवासुरं कथम्
Transliteration
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kathaṃ devāsurakṛte tadvyāhāramavāptavān / etadveditumicchāmo vṛttaṃ devāsuraṃ katham
Translation
Die Rishis sprachen: Wie kam es, durch das Wirken von Göttern und Asuras, zu jenem Vorgang? Wir möchten erfahren, wie sich diese Begebenheit von Devas und Asuras zutrug.
Word by Word
ṛṣayaḥthe sages
ṛṣayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
kathamhow
katham:
Prashna (प्रश्न/Interrogative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkatham (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative adverb: 'how')
deva-asura-kṛtein/with regard to what was done by gods and asuras
deva-asura-kṛte:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Context)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समास: देवासुर (द्वन्द्व) + कृत ('done by') → देवासुरकृत
tatthat
tat:
Karma (कर्म/Object—referring to 'that')
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम (Pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
vyāhāramutterance / statement / transaction
vyāhāram:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvyāhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
avāptavānattained / obtained
avāptavān:
Karta (कर्ता—agent implied: 'he')
TypeVerb
Rootava-āp (धातु)
Formभूतकृदन्त (Past active participle/क्तवतु), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग; 'having obtained/attained'
etatthis
etat:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम (Pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
veditumto know
veditum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
TypeVerb
Rootvid (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), अर्थ: 'to know'
icchāmaḥwe desire
icchāmaḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootiṣ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
vṛttamthe account / what happened
vṛttam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
deva-asurampertaining to gods and asuras
deva-asuram:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समास: देवासुर (द्वन्द्व) used adjectivally qualifying vṛttam
kathamhow
katham:
Prashna (प्रश्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkatham (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative adverb)