Shloka 94

Pitṛgaṇa-Vibhāga (Classification of the Pitṛs) and the Śrāddha–Soma Nourishment Cycle

Devanagari script

लकिषु तेषु वैवर्ताः कामगोषु विहङ्गमाः / एतान्वैश्यगणाः श्राद्धे भाव यन्ति फलार्थिनः

Transliteration

lakiṣu teṣu vaivartāḥ kāmagoṣu vihaṅgamāḥ / etānvaiśyagaṇāḥ śrāddhe bhāva yanti phalārthinaḥ

Translation

Parmi ces Lakṣi se trouvent les Vaivarta, et parmi les Kāmagōṣu les Vihangama ; les Vaiśya, en quête de mérite, les honorent avec ferveur lors du śrāddha.

Word by Word

• lakiṣu: among/at the Lakis (a class/group)
• lakiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laki (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• teṣu: among them
• teṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vai-vartāḥ: the Vaivartas
• vai-vartāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaivarta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kāma-goṣu: among the kāma-cows (desire-fulfilling cows)
• kāma-goṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma + go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vihaṅgamāḥ: birds
• vihaṅgamāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vihaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• etān: these (ones)
• etān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vaiśya-gaṇāḥ: groups of Vaiśyas
• vaiśya-gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiśya + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• śrāddhe: in the śrāddha rite
• śrāddhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhāvayanti: cause to prosper / propitiate / honor
• bhāvayanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhāvaya (भू √bhū/भावयति causative stem; धातु-प्रयोग)
• Form: Causative of √bhū/√bhāv (धातु), Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada

• phala-arthinaḥ: desiring fruits (results)
• phala-arthinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); used adjectivally qualifying vaiśyagaṇāḥ