Shloka 20
अग्निनिचयः (Agninichaya) / The Accumulation of Sacred Fire & the Classification of Pitṛs by Time-Order
Devanagari script
आर्तवाः पितरस्तस्मादृतवश्च पितामहाः / समेतास्तु प्रसूयन्ते प्रजाश्चैव प्रजापतेः
Transliteration
ārtavāḥ pitarastasmādṛtavaśca pitāmahāḥ / sametāstu prasūyante prajāścaiva prajāpateḥ
Translation
Therefore the ārtavas are called the fathers, and the ṛtus the grandfathers. When they come together, they bring forth the creatures of Prajāpati.
Word by Word
आर्तवाःseasonal factors/periods
आर्तवाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootआर्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
पितरःfathers
पितरः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
तस्मात्therefore/from that
तस्मात्:
Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावार्थे पञ्चमी-रूपम्; हेतु/अपादान (ablative: therefore/from that)
ऋतवःseasons
ऋतवः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
पितामहाःgrandfathers
पितामहाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
समेताःhaving come together/combined
समेताः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + इ (धातु) → समेत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्तृवाचक-विशेषण
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)
प्रसूयन्तेgive birth/produce
प्रसूयन्ते:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + सू (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
प्रजाःcreatures/progeny
प्रजाः:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)
प्रजापतेःof Prajāpati
प्रजापतेः:
Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)