Shloka 9

Vaṃśānuvārṇana and the Transition to the Fourth (Upasaṃhāra) Pada

Devanagari script

सावर्णस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि मनोर्वैवस्वतस्य ह / भविष्यस्य भविष्यं तु समासात्तन्निबोधत

Transliteration

sāvarṇasya pravakṣyāmi manorvaivasvatasya ha / bhaviṣyasya bhaviṣyaṃ tu samāsāttannibodhata

Translation

Je vais maintenant parler de Manu Sāvarṇa et de Manu Vaivasvata. Quant à ce qui doit advenir dans l’avenir, comprenez-le en abrégé.

Word by Word

• sāvarṇasya: of Sāvarṇa
• sāvarṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन)

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall explain
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (लुट्/periphrastic future), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• manoḥ: of Manu
• manoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन)

• vaivasvatasya: of Vaivasvata
• vaivasvatasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaivasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); epithet qualifying manu

• ha: indeed, surely
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), narrative emphasis

• bhaviṣyasya: of the future
• bhaviṣyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhaviṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) or Masculine depending on implied noun; Genitive (6 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhaviṣyam: the future (account)
• bhaviṣyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaviṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but, and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (निपात), contrast

• samāsāt: briefly, in summary
• samāsāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial sense

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन)

• nibodhata: understand, take note
• nibodhata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + budh (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Plural (बहुवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)