Shloka 73

Vaṃśānuvārṇana and the Transition to the Fourth (Upasaṃhāra) Pada

Devanagari script

एकादशे तु पर्याये सावर्णे वै तृतीयके / निर्वाणरतयो देवाः कामगा वै मनोजवाः

Transliteration

ekādaśe tu paryāye sāvarṇe vai tṛtīyake / nirvāṇaratayo devāḥ kāmagā vai manojavāḥ

Translation

In the eleventh Manvantara, in the third cycle of Sāvarṇa, the gods delight in nirvāṇa, move as they wish, and are swift as the mind.

Word by Word

• ekādaśe: in the eleventh
• ekādaśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekādaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); ordinal context “in the eleventh”

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• paryāye: in the cycle/period
• paryāye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paryāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• sāvarṇe: in the Sāvarṇa (period)
• sāvarṇe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; qualifying paryāye

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/affirmation

• tṛtīyake: in the third
• tṛtīyake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; “in the third” (section/instance)

• nirvāṇaratayaḥ: delighting in nirvāṇa
• nirvāṇaratayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvāṇa-rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: nirvāṇe ratāḥ

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• kāmagāḥ: moving at will
• kāmagāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma-ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; tatpuruṣa: kāmena gacchanti/ yathākāmam gacchanti

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• manojavāḥ: swift as thought
• manojavāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mano-java (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; tatpuruṣa: manasaḥ javaḥ yeṣām