Shloka 5
Prajāpati-vaṃśānukīrtana — Genealogical Enumeration of Progenitors
Dharma’s Line and the Sādhyas
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मणा वै मुखात्सृष्टा जया देवाः प्रजेप्सया / सर्वे मन्त्रशरीरस्ते समृता मन्वन्तरेष्विह
Transliteration
brāhmaṇā vai mukhātsṛṣṭā jayā devāḥ prajepsayā / sarve mantraśarīraste samṛtā manvantareṣviha
Translation
The Brāhmaṇas were created from the mouth; and, yearning for the begetting of creatures, the Devas called Jayā arose. All of them are mantra-bodied, remembered throughout the Manvantaras.
Word by Word
brāhmaṇāḥBrāhmaṇas
brāhmaṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
vaiindeed
vai:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; emphatic particle (वै-निपातः)
mukhātfrom the mouth
mukhāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular
sṛṣṭāḥcreated
sṛṣṭāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√sṛj (धातु; कृदन्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ‘created’
jayāḥ(called) Jayas
jayāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootjayā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; name/class
devāḥgods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
prajā-īpsayāwith the desire for progeny
prajā-īpsayā:
Hetu (हेतु) / Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootprajā + īpsā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; prajāyāḥ īpsā (desire for progeny)
sarveall
sarve:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
mantra-śarīrāḥhaving mantra as their body
mantra-śarīrāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmantra + śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; bahuvrīhi: ‘whose bodies are mantras’
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; pronoun
samṛtāḥare remembered/mentioned
samṛtāḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicate (विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam-√mṛ (धातु; कृदन्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; ‘remembered/mentioned’
manvantareṣuin the Manvantaras
manvantareṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmanvantara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural
ihahere
iha:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb (देशवाचक)