Shloka 21
Nimivaṃśānukīrtana (Genealogical Recitation of the Nimi Line) — with Atri–Soma Origin Motif
Devanagari script
सप्तविंशतिरिन्दोस्तु दाक्षायण्यो महाव्रताः / ददौ प्राचेतसो दक्षो नक्षत्राणीति या विदुः
Transliteration
saptaviṃśatirindostu dākṣāyaṇyo mahāvratāḥ / dadau prācetaso dakṣo nakṣatrāṇīti yā viduḥ
Translation
For the Moon, Daksha, son of Pracetas, gave twenty-seven Dākṣāyaṇī maidens of great vows—those whom the wise know as the Nakṣatras.
Word by Word
saptaviṃśatiḥtwenty-seven
saptaviṃśatiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootsaptaviṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-द्विगुसमासः (सप्त + विंशति)
indoḥof the Moon
indoḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootindu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
tuindeed/and
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formनिपात/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle; contrast/emphasis)
dākṣāyaṇyaḥthe daughters of Dakṣa
dākṣāyaṇyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdākṣāyaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
mahāvratāḥof great vows
mahāvratāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahāvrata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of dākṣāyaṇyaḥ)
dadaugave
dadau:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootdā (धा॒तु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
prācetasaḥson of Pracetas
prācetasaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootprācetasa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of dakṣaḥ)
dakṣaḥDakṣa
dakṣaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
nakṣatrāṇithe Nakṣatras (lunar mansions)
nakṣatrāṇi:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootnakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/इति-प्रत्याहारार्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)
yāḥwhich (they)
yāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
viduḥknow/call
viduḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootvid (धा॒तु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्