Shloka 10
Pitṛgaṇa-Vibhāga (Classification of the Pitṛs) and the Śrāddha–Soma Nourishment Cycle
Devanagari script
शतं वर्षसहस्राणां दुश्चरं देवदानवैः / आहारमेकपर्णेन ह्येकपर्णा समाचरत्
Transliteration
śataṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ duścaraṃ devadānavaiḥ / āhāramekaparṇena hyekaparṇā samācarat
Translation
Ekaparṇā accomplit durant cent mille ans une ascèse difficile même pour les dieux et les dānava, ne se nourrissant que d’une seule feuille.
Word by Word
śatama hundred
śatam:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Measure)
TypeNoun
Rootśata (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
varṣa-sahasrāṇāmof thousands of years
varṣa-sahasrāṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive of measure)
TypeNoun
Rootvarṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative; ‘thousands of years’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
duścaramhard to perform
duścaram:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootduścara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
deva-dānavaiḥby gods and Dānavas
deva-dānavaiḥ:
Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive sense: ‘even by’)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्व-समास (Copulative; ‘gods and Dānavas’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)
āhāramfood/intake
āhāram:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootāhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
eka-parṇenawith a single leaf
eka-parṇena:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rooteka (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + parṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (Descriptive; ‘single leaf’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Indeclinable), निश्चयार्थक (particle: ‘indeed’)
eka-parṇāEkaparṇā
eka-parṇā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rooteka (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + parṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (Proper name), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
samācaratpractised/performed
samācarat:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ā-car (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद (Active), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)