Shloka 90

Pitṛ-Śrāddha Vidhi: Rājata-dāna, Kṛṣṇājina, and Vedi/Garta Construction

Ancestral Rite Protocols

Devanagari script

इत्येते पितरो देवा देवाश्च पितरः पुनः / पुष्पगन्धविभूषाणामेष मन्त्र उदाहृतः

Transliteration

ityete pitaro devā devāśca pitaraḥ punaḥ / puṣpagandhavibhūṣāṇāmeṣa mantra udāhṛtaḥ

Translation

Ainsi, les Pitṛ sont les Deva, et les Deva sont de nouveau les Pitṛ. Tel est le mantra énoncé pour l’offrande de fleurs, de parfums et d’ornements.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vakyartha-marker (वाक्यार्थसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• ete: these
• ete: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative (सर्वनाम)

• pitaraḥ: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• pitaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

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

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

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• pitaraḥ: Pitṛs
• pitaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• punaḥ: again/in turn
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• puṣpa-gandha-vibhūṣāṇām: of flowers, fragrances, and adornments
• puṣpa-gandha-vibhūṣāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (puṣpāṇi ca gandhāḥ ca vibhūṣāś ca)

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative (सर्वनाम)

• mantraḥ: mantra
• mantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• udāhṛtaḥ: has been stated/recited
• udāhṛtaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)