Shloka 2

Plakṣāvataraṇa–Yamunā Tīrtha and Prajāpati’s Vedī

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Devanagari script

अम्बरीषश्व नाभाग इष्टवान्‌ यमुनामनु । यत्रेष्टवा दश पद्मानि सदस्येभ्योडभिसृष्टवान्‌

Transliteration

Ambarīṣaś ca Nābhāga iṣṭavān Yamunām anu | yatreṣṭvā daśa padmāni sadasyebhyo 'bhisṛṣṭavān ||

Translation

Ambarīṣa dan Nābhāga melaksanakan yajña di tepi Sungai Yamunā. Di sana, setelah menyelesaikan upacara, ia menganugerahkan sepuluh padma kepada para anggota sidang—para pendeta pelaksana dan hadirin.

Word by Word

• अम्बरीषः: Ambarisha
• अम्बरीषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बरीष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नाभागः: Nabhaga
• नाभागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इष्टवान्: performed a sacrifice / worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic perfect / past sense), Third, Singular, Masculine

• यमुनाम्: the Yamuna (river)
• यमुनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अनु: along; on the bank of; following
• अनु: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• इष्ट्वा: having sacrificed / having worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• दश: ten
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश

• पद्मानि: lotuses
• पद्मानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सदस्येभ्यः: to the members (of the assembly/ritual)
• सदस्येभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदस्य
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• उदभिसृष्टवान्: sent forth / distributed / gave out
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic perfect / past sense), Third, Singular, Masculine

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Ambarīṣa
• Nābhāga
• Yamunā