Shloka 99
अग्निनिचयः (Agninichaya) / The Accumulation of Sacred Fire & the Classification of Pitṛs by Time-Order
Devanagari script
अष्टौ ताः पितृभिः सार्द्धमासन्या देवयोनयः / स्वायंभुवेन्तरे ऽतीताः प्रजास्तासां महस्रशः
Transliteration
aṣṭau tāḥ pitṛbhiḥ sārddhamāsanyā devayonayaḥ / svāyaṃbhuventare 'tītāḥ prajāstāsāṃ mahasraśaḥ
Translation
Those eight divine-born orders, together with the Pitṛs, formed another class. In the Manvantara of Svāyambhuva they have passed away; their progeny were countless thousands.
Word by Word
अष्टौeight
अष्टौ:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टन् (संख्याशब्द/प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्याविशेषणम् (numeral adjective), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनार्थे (qualifying plural feminine noun)
ताःthose (f.)
ताः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
पितृभिःwith the Pitṛs (ancestors)
पितृभिः:
Karana (करण/Instrument/Association)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)
सार्धम्together with
सार्धम्:
Sahartha (सहार्थ/Association)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसार्धम् (अव्यय)
Formसहार्थक अव्यय (adverb: together/with)
आसन्were
आसन्:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
याḥwho/which (f.)
याḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
देवयोनयःof divine origin (divine-born)
देवयोनयः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
स्वायंभुवेin (the time of) Svāyambhuva
स्वायंभुवे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वायंभुव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
अन्तरेin the interval (manvantara)
अन्तरे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
अतीताःhaving passed away
अतीताः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootअति-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि कृदन्तः (past participle: gone/passed), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
प्रजाःcreatures, progeny
प्रजाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
तासाम्of those (f.)
तासाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
महस्रशःin thousands; abundantly
महस्रशः:
Pramana (प्रमाण/Measure)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहस्रशस् (अव्यय)
Formप्रकार/परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in thousands/abundantly)