Shloka 8
Jayā-devāḥ Mantraśarīratvaṃ, Vairāgya, and Brahmā’s Śāpa
The Jayas’ Refusal of Progeny
Devanagari script
परमं ज्ञानमास्थाय तत्संक्षिप्य सुसंस्थिताः / तेषां तु तमभिप्रायं ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मा तु कोपितः
Transliteration
paramaṃ jñānamāsthāya tatsaṃkṣipya susaṃsthitāḥ / teṣāṃ tu tamabhiprāyaṃ jñātvā brahmā tu kopitaḥ
Translation
S’appuyant sur la connaissance suprême, ils la résumèrent et demeurèrent bien établis; connaissant leur intention, Brahmā s’irrita.
Word by Word
paramamsupreme
paramam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying jñānam
jñānamknowledge
jñānam:
Karma (कर्म; object of ‘having resorted to’)
TypeNoun
Rootjñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
āsthāyahaving resorted to
āsthāya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√sthā (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त) from ā-√sthā; ‘having resorted to/undertaken’
tatthat
tat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Neuter, Accusative, Singular; object of saṃkṣipya
saṃkṣipyahaving condensed
saṃkṣipya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-√kṣip (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त) from sam-√kṣip; ‘having condensed/summarized’
su-saṃsthitāḥwell-established
su-saṃsthitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective of implied ‘they’)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu + sam-√sthā (धातु)
FormAvyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) with su- ‘well’; PPP (क्त) ‘well-established’; Masculine, Nominative, Plural
teṣāmof them
teṣām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध; of them)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural
tubut/indeed
tu:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), contrast/emphasis
tamthat
tam:
Karma (कर्म; object of knowing)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying abhiprāyam (‘that intention’)
abhiprāyamintention/purpose
abhiprāyam:
Karma (कर्म; object of knowing)
TypeNoun
Rootabhi-prāya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
jñātvāhaving known
jñātvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√jñā (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त) from √jñā; ‘having known’
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता; subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
tuthen/indeed
tu:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
kopitaḥangered
kopitaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective)
TypeVerb
Root√kup (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘angered’