Shloka 3
Nakṣatra-Śrāddha (Ancestral Rites Connected with Asterisms) — नक्षत्रश्राद्धम्
Devanagari script
तिलैर्व्रीहियवैमाषैरद्भिर्मूलफलैस्तथा / दत्तेन मासं प्रीयन्ते श्राद्धेन हि पितामहाः
Transliteration
tilairvrīhiyavaimāṣairadbhirmūlaphalaistathā / dattena māsaṃ prīyante śrāddhena hi pitāmahāḥ
Translation
Par un śrāddha où l’on offre sésame, riz, orge, māṣa, eau, ainsi que racines et fruits, les Pitṛ, les ancêtres, demeurent satisfaits pendant un mois.
Word by Word
tilaiḥwith sesame seeds
tilaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottila (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural
vrīhi-yava-māṣaiḥwith rice, barley, and black gram
vrīhi-yava-māṣaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvrīhi + yava + māṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (rice, barley, and beans)
adbhiḥwith water
adbhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootap (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; irregular stem (अप् → अद्भिः)
mūla-phalaiḥwith roots and fruits
mūla-phalaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmūla + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (roots and fruits)
tathālikewise
tathā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
dattenaby the offering given
dattena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeVerb
Rootdā (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त) used as noun; Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; ‘by/with what is given’
māsamfor a month
māsam:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; duration (कालाधिकरणार्थे द्वितीया)
prīyanteare pleased
prīyante:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprī (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Plural
śrāddhenaby śrāddha (rite)
śrāddhena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
hiindeed, for
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) giving reason/emphasis
pitāmahāḥgrandfathers/forefathers
pitāmahāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural