Shloka 30
Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana
The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply
Devanagari script
आनर्चुःस्म यथाजाति गन्धर्वादीन् यथाविधि / आराधने स सस्मार ततः कर्मान्तरेषु च
Transliteration
ānarcuḥsma yathājāti gandharvādīn yathāvidhi / ārādhane sa sasmāra tataḥ karmāntareṣu ca
Translation
Sie verehrten, ihrer Herkunft gemäß, die Gandharvas und die anderen nach der Vorschrift; und in der Andacht gedachte er dessen auch später, selbst zwischen anderen Handlungen.
Word by Word
ānarcuḥthey worshipped/praised
ānarcuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√arc अर्च् (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद) with preverb ā- (आगम)
smaindeed, then (narrative particle)
sma:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsma (अव्यय)
FormParticle indicating past narration/emphasis (स्म-निपात)
yathā-jātiaccording to their kind
yathā-jāti:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय) + jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyayībhāva compound functioning adverbially (अव्ययीभाव); meaning 'according to kind/birth'
gandharva-ādīngandharvas and others
gandharva-ādīn:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa: gandharva-ādi; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
yathā-vidhiaccording to rule
yathā-vidhi:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyayībhāva compound used adverbially (अव्ययीभाव)
ārādhanein worship
ārādhane:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
TypeNoun
Rootārādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun
sasmāraremembered
sasmāra:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√smṛ स्मृ (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
tataḥthen, thereafter
tataḥ:
Kāla/Hetu (काल/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAblatival adverb (ततः-इत्यव्यय; 'thereafter/from that')
karmāntareṣuin other rites/activities
karmāntareṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
TypeNoun
Rootkarma-antara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa: karma + antara; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)