Shloka 8

Āraṇyaka-parva Adhyāya 277 — Sāvitrī-Upākhyāna: Aśvapati’s Vows and Sāvitrī’s Birth; Search for a Suitable Husband Begins

Devanagari script

ततो भागानुभागेन देवगन्धर्वपन्नगा: । अवतर्तु महीं सर्वे मनन्‍्त्रयामासुरञज्जसा,तदनन्तर देवता, गन्धर्व और नाग अपने-अपने अंश एवं अंशांशसे इस पृथ्वीपर अवतीर्ण होनेके लिये परस्पर परामर्श करने लगे

Transliteration

tato bhāgānubhāgena devagandharvapannagāḥ | avatartu mahīṃ sarve mantrayāmāsur añjasā ||

Translation

Kemudian para dewa, Gandharva, dan Nāga—masing‑masing menurut bagian dan subbagiannya—segera bermusyawarah tentang turun ke bumi.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• भाग: a portion, share
• भाग: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुभागेन: by (their) respective portion / in due share
• अनुभागेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुभाग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• देव: gods
• देव: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गन्धर्व: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पन्नगाः: serpents (Nāgas)
• पन्नगाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अवतर्तुम्: to descend
• अवतर्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु: तॄ)
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

• महीम्: the earth
• महीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मन्त्रयामासुः: they consulted / deliberated
• मन्त्रयामासुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्रय् (धातु: मन्त्रय्)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अञ्जसा: readily, directly, easily
• अञ्जसा: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अञ्जसा (अव्यय)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Pannagas (Nāgas)
• Mahī (Earth)