Shloka 41
Prajāpati-vaṃśānukīrtana — Genealogical Enumeration of Progenitors
Dharma’s Line and the Sādhyas
Devanagari script
एते दिनमुहूर्ताश्च दिवाकरविनिर्मिताः / शङ्कुच्छाया विशेषेण वेदितव्याः प्रमाणतः
Transliteration
ete dinamuhūrtāśca divākaravinirmitāḥ / śaṅkucchāyā viśeṣeṇa veditavyāḥ pramāṇataḥ
Translation
These are the daytime muhūrtas, established by the Sun-god; they are to be known accurately by the distinct measures of the śaṅku’s shadow.
Word by Word
etethese
ete:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally
dina-muhūrtāḥday-muhūrtas (daytime periods)
dina-muhūrtāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdina (प्रातिपदिक) + muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्ध: दिनस्य मुहूर्ताः
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
divākara-vinirmitāḥmade/produced by the Sun
divākara-vinirmitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootdivākara (प्रातिपदिक) + vinirmita (कृदन्त; √mā/मा धातु, क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); past passive participle (क्त), agent in compound: दिवाकरेण विनिर्मिताः (instrumental sense)
śaṅku-chāyāḥgnomon-shadows
śaṅku-chāyāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśaṅku (प्रातिपदिक) + chāyā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शङ्कोः छायाः
viśeṣeṇaespecially; in particular
viśeṣeṇa:
Hetu/Prakāra (हेतु/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootviśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणभाव)
veditavyāḥto be known/ascertained
veditavyāḥ:
Karya (कार्य/vidheya)
TypeAdjective
Root√vid (विद् धातु) + tavya (तव्यत्)
FormFeminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); gerundive/obligatory passive participle (तव्यत्): ‘to be known’
pramāṇataḥaccording to measure/authority
pramāṇataḥ:
Pramāṇa (प्रमाण/standard)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तस् प्रत्यय)
FormAdverb (अव्यय) formed with -tas (तस्): ‘according to/with reference to’