Shloka 4
ध्रुवचर्याकीर्तनं / Dhruva-caryā-kīrtana
Account of Dhruva’s Course and Related Cosmological Ordering
Devanagari script
उवाच परमं वाक्यं तेषां संशयनिर्णयम् / अस्मिन्नर्थे माहाप्राज्ञैर्यदुक्तं ज्ञानबुद्धिभिः
Transliteration
uvāca paramaṃ vākyaṃ teṣāṃ saṃśayanirṇayam / asminnarthe māhāprājñairyaduktaṃ jñānabuddhibhiḥ
Translation
Then he spoke the supreme utterance that resolved their doubt—just as the great sages, endowed with knowledge and insight, have declared on this matter.
Word by Word
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
paramamsupreme, excellent
paramam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
vākyamstatement
vākyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvākya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
teṣāmof them
teṣām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)
saṃśaya-nirṇayamresolution of doubt
saṃśaya-nirṇayam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक) + nirṇaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: संशयस्य निर्णयः); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
asminin this
asmin:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
arthematter, topic
arthe:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootartha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
mahā-prājñaiḥby great sages/wise ones
mahā-prājñaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + prājña (प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya (महान्तः प्राज्ञाः); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
yatwhich
yat:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun
uktamsaid
uktam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
jñāna-buddhibhiḥwith knowledge and understanding
jñāna-buddhibhiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootjñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormDvandva (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: ज्ञानं च बुद्धिश्च); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)