Shloka 47

युगप्रजालक्षणम् ऋषिप्रवरवर्णनं च

Yuga–Prajā-Lakṣaṇa and the Enumeration of Eminent Ṛṣis

Devanagari script

ऋषिभिर्यज्ञतत्त्वज्ञैर्विहितं ब्रह्मणं पुरा / हेतु र्निर्वचनं निन्दा प्रशस्तिः संशयो निधिः

Transliteration

ṛṣibhiryajñatattvajñairvihitaṃ brahmaṇaṃ purā / hetu rnirvacanaṃ nindā praśastiḥ saṃśayo nidhiḥ

Translation

Les rishis connaissant l’essence du yajña instituèrent jadis la section Brāhmaṇa; on y trouve cause, explication, blâme, louange, doute et trésor (nidhi).

Word by Word

• ṛṣibhiḥ: by sages
• ṛṣibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण) / Agent-instrumental (कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instr. 3rd), Bahuvacana

• yajña-tattva-jñaiḥ: by those knowing the truth of sacrifice
• yajña-tattva-jñaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ṛṣibhiḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yajña + tattva + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Tṛtīyā (Instr.), Bahuvacana; bahu-tatpuruṣa: 'knowers of the truth of sacrifice' (yajñasya tattvasya jñāḥ)

• vihitam: ordained, prescribed
• vihitam: Kriyā (क्रिया) / predicate participle
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dhā (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kṛdanta; bhūta-kṛdanta (PPP); Napuṃsaka-liṅga (n.), Prathamā/ Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc.), Ekavacana; predicate with brahmaṇam

• brahmaṇam: the Brāhmaṇa (portion/text)
• brahmaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka-liṅga (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Acc. 2nd), Ekavacana

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (temporal adverb)

• hetuḥ: cause, reason
• hetuḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / enumerated item
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana

• nirvacanam: etymological explanation, definition
• nirvacanam: Karta (कर्ता) / enumerated item
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirvacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka-liṅga (n.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana

• nindā: censure
• nindā: Karta (कर्ता) / enumerated item
• Type: Noun
• Root: nindā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana

• praśastiḥ: praise, commendation
• praśastiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / enumerated item
• Type: Noun
• Root: praśasti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / enumerated item
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana

• nidhiḥ: deposit, treasure (topic/section)
• nidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / enumerated item
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Ekavacana