Shloka 12

पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages

Devanagari script

देवानिष्टवा तपस्तप्त्वा कृपणै: पुत्रगृद्धिभि:

Transliteration

devān iṣṭvā tapas taptvā kṛpaṇaiḥ putragṛddhibhiḥ

Translation

“Having worshipped the gods and having performed austerities, (many do so) with a miserly spirit—driven by craving for sons.”

Word by Word

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इष्ट्वा: having worshipped/sacrificed to
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: क्त्वा, Parasmaipada (usage), Absolutive (gerund)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तप्त्वा: having performed (austerity), having practiced
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप्
• Form: क्त्वा, Parasmaipada (usage), Absolutive (gerund)

• कृपणैः: by/with wretched, miserly (persons)
• कृपणैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पुत्रगृद्धिभिः: by those greedy for sons
• पुत्रगृद्धिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रगृद्धि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• देवाः (the gods)
• पुत्र (sons/offspring)