Shloka 28
Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana
The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply
Devanagari script
अजैश्च मुनिभिर्जातं सूर्यवैश्वानरप्रभः / वितृदेवाप्सरःसिद्धैर्गन्धर्वोरगचारणैः
Transliteration
ajaiśca munibhirjātaṃ sūryavaiśvānaraprabhaḥ / vitṛdevāpsaraḥsiddhairgandharvoragacāraṇaiḥ
Translation
Born of the Aja sages, radiant like Sūrya and Vaiśvānara, attended by Vitṛdevas, apsarases, siddhas, gandharvas, nāgas, and cāraṇas.
Word by Word
ajaiḥby the Ajas (a class of beings/sages)
ajaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootaja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
munibhiḥby sages
munibhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
jātamborn, produced
jātam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootjāta (कृदन्त; √jan जन् धातु)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); Past passive participle (क्त)
sūrya-vaiśvānara-prabhaḥhaving the radiance of the Sun and Vaiśvānara (fire)
sūrya-vaiśvānara-prabhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsūrya + vaiśvānara + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCompound components: sūrya-vaiśvānara-prabha; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
vitṛ-deva-apsaraḥ-siddhaiḥby the Vitṛs, gods, apsarases, and siddhas
vitṛ-deva-apsaraḥ-siddhaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootvitṛ + deva + apsaras + siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCopulative compound (समाहार/इतरेतर द्वन्द्व): vitṛ (pitṛ-like class) + deva + apsaras + siddha; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
gandharva-uraga-cāraṇaiḥby gandharvas, nāgas, and cāraṇas
gandharva-uraga-cāraṇaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootgandharva + uraga + cāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCopulative compound (इतरेतर द्वन्द्व): gandharva + uraga + cāraṇa; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)