Shloka 2
चतुर्युगाख्यान (Caturyuga-Ākhyāna) — Yuga-wise Origins and Measurements of Beings
Devanagari script
यस्मिन्युगे च संभूति स्तासां यावच्च जीवितम् / पिशाचासुरगन्धर्वां यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः
Transliteration
yasminyuge ca saṃbhūti stāsāṃ yāvacca jīvitam / piśācāsuragandharvāṃ yakṣarākṣasapannagāḥ
Translation
Ich werde darlegen, in welchem Yuga sie entstehen und wie lang ihr Leben währt: Piśāchas, Asuras, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas und Pannagas (Nāgas).
Word by Word
yasminin which
yasmin:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular; relative pronoun
yugein (that) yuga
yuge:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootyuga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
saṃbhūtiḥorigin/coming into being
saṃbhūtiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/heading)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃbhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular
tāsāmof those (beings)
tāsām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormFeminine, Genitive (6th), Plural
yāvatas long as
yāvat:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyāvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya; correlating adverb meaning 'as long as/extent'
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
jīvitamlife-span
jīvitam:
Karma (कर्म/elliptic: to be stated)
TypeNoun
Rootjīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; here as 'lifespan' (predicate/heading)
piśāca-asura-gandharvānpiśācas, asuras, and gandharvas
piśāca-asura-gandharvān:
Karma (कर्म/objects of implied 'to describe')
TypeNoun
Rootpiśāca-asura-gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Plural; dvandva: piśāca + asura + gandharva
yakṣa-rākṣasa-pannagāḥyakṣas, rākṣasas, and serpents
yakṣa-rākṣasa-pannagāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/subjects in list)
TypeNoun
Rootyakṣa-rākṣasa-pannaga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; dvandva: yakṣa + rākṣasa + pannaga