Shloka 53
अधोलोकवर्णनम् (Adholoka-varṇana) — Description of the Lower Worlds and Cosmographic Measures
Devanagari script
उच्ध्रयस्य प्रमाणेन ज्ञेयमस्तमथोदयम् / शुक्लच्छायो ऽग्निरा पश्च कृष्णच्छाया च मेदिनी
Transliteration
ucdhrayasya pramāṇena jñeyamastamathodayam / śuklacchāyo 'gnirā paśca kṛṣṇacchāyā ca medinī
Translation
C’est par la mesure de l’élévation qu’il faut connaître le couchant et l’aurore. Le feu et l’eau ont une ombre claire, tandis que la terre a une ombre sombre.
Word by Word
ucdhrayasyaof ucdhraya (term)
ucdhrayasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootucdhraya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular; (reading uncertain; likely a technical term)
pramāṇenaby the measure/standard
pramāṇena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootpramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular
jñeyamis to be known
jñeyam:
Vidhi/Predicate (विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootjñā (ज्ञा धातु) → jñeya (कृदन्त)
FormGerundive (भाव्य/तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; impersonal predicate ‘is to be known’
astamsetting (sunset)
astam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootasta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; object of ‘jñeyam’ (what is to be known)
athaand then, also
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormParticle (अनन्तर/मङ्गलार्थक-अव्यय) ‘then/also’
udayamrising (sunrise)
udayam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootudaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; coordinated with ‘astam’
śukla-cchāyaḥwhite-shaded
śukla-cchāyaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśukla + chāyā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; ‘having white shade’
agniḥfire
agniḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootagni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular
ātowards/up to
ā:
Gati/Upasarga (गति/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootā (अव्यय)
FormPreverb/particle (उपसर्गवत्-अव्यय) indicating ‘up to/towards’; here likely part of a corrupt reading ‘agnir ā…’
paścabehind/after
paśca:
Deśa/Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpaścāt (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (काल/देशवाचक-अव्यय); form appears truncated; intended ‘paścāt’ = ‘behind/after’
kṛṣṇa-cchāyāblack-shaded
kṛṣṇa-cchāyā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṛṣṇa + chāyā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular; ‘black-shaded’
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)
medinīthe earth
medinī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmedinī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular