Shloka 2
Nakṣatra-Śrāddha (Ancestral Rites Connected with Asterisms) — नक्षत्रश्राद्धम्
Devanagari script
बृहस्पतिरुवाच हवीषि श्राद्धकल्पे तु यानि श्राद्धविदो विदुः / तानि मे शृणु सर्वाणि फलं चैषां यथातथम्
Transliteration
bṛhaspatiruvāca havīṣi śrāddhakalpe tu yāni śrāddhavido viduḥ / tāni me śṛṇu sarvāṇi phalaṃ caiṣāṃ yathātatham
Translation
Bṛhaspati said: “In the Śrāddha-kalpa, the havis—offerings known to those skilled in śrāddha—hear them all from me, and I shall also tell their fruits exactly as they are.”
Word by Word
bṛhaspatiḥBṛhaspati
bṛhaspatiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
havīṃṣioblations, offerings
havīṃṣi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roothavis (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Plural
śrāddha-kalpein the śrāddha-ritual context
śrāddha-kalpe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootśrāddha + kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः
tuindeed, but
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
yāniwhich
yāni:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural; relative pronoun
śrāddha-vidaḥknowers of śrāddha
śrāddha-vidaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśrāddha + vid (प्रातिपदिक; -vid ‘knower’)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (śrāddhaṃ vetti iti)
viduḥknow
viduḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvid (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural
tānithose
tāni:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; demonstrative pronoun
meto me / my
me:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; enclitic pronoun
śṛṇuhear, listen
śṛṇu:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person (मध्यम-पुरुष), Singular
sarvāṇiall
sarvāṇi:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; qualifying tāni
phalamresult, fruit
phalam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootphala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय)
eṣāmof these
eṣām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter/Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; demonstrative pronoun
yathā-tathamas it is, exactly
yathā-tatham:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā + tathā (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable pair used adverbially; द्वन्द्व (itaretara) in avyaya usage