Shloka 171
Gāndharva-lakṣaṇa
Traits/Classification of the Gandharvas) and Royal-Genealogical Continuities (Vamśa-prasaṅga
Devanagari script
पूर्वे वंशपुराणज्ञा गायन्तीति परिश्रुतम् / नाभागेरंबरीषस्य भुजाभ्यां परिपालिता
Transliteration
pūrve vaṃśapurāṇajñā gāyantīti pariśrutam / nābhāgeraṃbarīṣasya bhujābhyāṃ paripālitā
Translation
គេបានលឺថា អ្នកដឹងវង្សាវតារ និងបុរាណកាលមុនបានច្រៀងវា; អំបរីសៈ កូននាភាគៈ បានការពារប្រជាជនដោយកម្លាំងដៃទាំងពីរ។
Word by Word
pūrvethe ancients
pūrve:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; used substantively = 'the ancients/former ones'
vaṃśa-purāṇa-jñāḥknowers of genealogies and Purāṇas
vaṃśa-purāṇa-jñāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; तत्पुरुष: vaṃśa-purāṇa = 'genealogies and purāṇas' (as object-domain) + jña = 'knower'
gāyantithey sing/recite
gāyanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgai (गै धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)
pariśrutamit is well-known/traditionally heard
pariśrutam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/impersonal predicate)
TypeAdjective
Rootpari-śru (श्रु धातु) + ta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त/PPP), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; used predicatively = 'it is well-heard/commonly reported'
nābhāga-ambarīṣasyaof Nābhāga and Ambarīṣa
nābhāga-ambarīṣasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootnābhāga (प्रातिपदिक) + ambarīṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; द्वन्द्व (itaretara): 'Nābhāga and Ambarīṣa' as a pair; genitive of relation
bhujābhyāmwith (their) two arms
bhujābhyām:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootbhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual
paripālitāprotected/guarded
paripālitā:
Kriyā (क्रियापद-भाव/participial predicate)
TypeAdjective
Rootpari-pāl (पाल् धातु) + ta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त/PPP), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with implied feminine subject (e.g., vasudhā/earth)