Shloka 4
Rudra-prasava-varṇana
The Manifestation and Naming of Rudra / Nīlalohita
Devanagari script
कल्पादावात्मनस्तुल्यं सुतमध्यायत प्रभुः / प्रादुरा सीत्ततोङ्के ऽस्य कुमारो नीललोहितः
Transliteration
kalpādāvātmanastulyaṃ sutamadhyāyata prabhuḥ / prādurā sīttatoṅke 'sya kumāro nīlalohitaḥ
Translation
Zu Beginn des Kalpa meditierte der Herr über einen Sohn, der ihm selbst gleich sei. Da erschien auf seinem Schoß der Knabe namens Nīlalohita.
Word by Word
kalpa-ādauat the beginning of the kalpa
kalpa-ādau:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkalpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: kalpasya ādiḥ
ātmanaḥof himself
ātmanaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular
tulyamequal, similar
tulyam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottulya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular; agreeing with sutam
sutama son
sutam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsuta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
adhyāyatahe contemplated
adhyāyata:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootadhi√i (अधि + इ, धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; meaning 'he contemplated/meditated upon'
prabhuḥthe Lord
prabhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
prādurmanifest, openly
prādur:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprādur (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb used with √bhū/√as in sense 'manifest'
āsītwas, came to be
āsīt:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√as (अस्, धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular
tataḥthen, from that
tataḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb (ततः)
aṅkein the lap
aṅke:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootaṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
asyaof him
asya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormPronoun; Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
kumāraḥa boy, prince
kumāraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
nīla-lohitaḥblue-and-red (Nīlalohita)
nīla-lohitaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnīla (प्रातिपदिक) + lohita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; dvandva used adjectivally meaning 'blue and red'