Shloka 42

वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line

Devanagari script

यज्ञसंस्तरविद्धिश्न क्रमशिक्षाविशारदै: । न्यायतत्त्वात्मविज्ञानसम्पन्नैवेंदपारगै:

Transliteration

yajñasaṁstaraviddhiṣṇa kramaśikṣāviśāradaiḥ | nyāyatattvātma-vijñāna-sampannair endapāragaiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Le rite fut ordonné et accompli par des experts, habiles à disposer l’aire sacrificielle et à suivre la juste succession de l’enseignement rituel — des hommes pourvus de la connaissance du raisonnement droit, des principes véritables et de la connaissance de soi, et qui avaient pleinement maîtrisé la tradition védique.

Word by Word

• यज्ञसंस्तरविद्धिश्नैः: by those skilled in the ritual spread (yajña-bedding/arrangement)
• यज्ञसंस्तरविद्धिश्नैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञसंस्तरविद्धिश्न
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• क्रमशिक्षाविशारदैः: by those expert in the sequential training/discipline (proper procedure)
• क्रमशिक्षाविशारदैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रमशिक्षाविशारद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• न्यायतत्त्वात्मविज्ञानसम्पन्नैः: by those endowed with knowledge of logic, principles, self, and true understanding
• न्यायतत्त्वात्मविज्ञानसम्पन्नैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्यायतत्त्वात्मविज्ञानसम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• इन्दपारगैः: by those who have gone to the far shore of the Veda/knowledge (fully accomplished)
• इन्दपारगैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्दपारग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• yajña (sacrifice)
• Veda