Shloka 19

Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa

Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्रह्मा च रुद्रश्न शक्रश्नापि सुरेश्वर: । समेत्य विविधैर्यज्नैर्यजन्तेडनेकदक्षिणै:,वहाँ ब्रह्मा, रुद्र तथा देवराज इन्द्र एकत्र हो पर्याप्त दक्षिणावाले नाना प्रकारके यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करते हैं

Transliteration

tatra brahmā ca rudraś ca śakraś cāpi sureśvaraḥ | sametya vividhair yajñair yajante ’nekadakṣiṇaiḥ ||

Translation

Dort versammeln sich Brahmā und Rudra, und auch Śakra—der Herr der Götter—und vollziehen vielerlei Opfer, reich ausgestattet mit überreichen Opfergaben.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: indeclinable (particle)

• सुरेश्वरः: lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेश्वर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• समेत्य: having assembled / having come together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, plural

• यज्ञैः: with sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• यजन्ते: they perform sacrifice / they worship
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: present tense (लट्), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• अनेक: many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, plural (as first member in compound)

• दक्षिणैः: with fees/gifts (dakṣiṇās)
• दक्षिणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा
• Form: feminine, instrumental, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Śakra (Indra)
• Suras (gods)