Shloka 9
Jayā-devāḥ Mantraśarīratvaṃ, Vairāgya, and Brahmā’s Śāpa
The Jayas’ Refusal of Progeny
Devanagari script
तानब्रवीत्ततो ब्रह्मा निरुत्साहान्सुरानथ / प्रजार्थमिह यूयं वै मया सृष्टाः स्थ नान्यथा
Transliteration
tānabravīttato brahmā nirutsāhānsurānatha / prajārthamiha yūyaṃ vai mayā sṛṣṭāḥ stha nānyathā
Translation
ແລ້ວພຣະພຣະຫມາໄດ້ກ່າວກັບເທວະຜູ້ຫມົດກຳລັງໃຈວ່າ “ພວກເຈົ້າຖືກເຮົາສ້າງຂຶ້ນໃນທີ່ນີ້ເພື່ອປະໂຫຍດແຫ່ງການເພີ່ມພູນປະຊາ ບໍ່ແມ່ນຢ່າງອື່ນ”
Word by Word
tānto them/those
tān:
Karma (कर्म; object of speaking)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Masculine, Accusative, Plural
abravītsaid/spoke
abravīt:
Kriyā (क्रिया; main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√brū (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण; temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘then/from that’
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
nir-utsāhāndiscouraged/without zeal
nir-utsāhān:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnis + utsāha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa privative; Masculine, Accusative, Plural; qualifying surān
surāngods
surān:
Karma (कर्म; object addressed)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
athathen/now
atha:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormDiscourse particle (निपात) ‘now/then’
prajā-arthamfor the sake of progeny
prajā-artham:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन; purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootprajā + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘for the sake of creatures/progeny’; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (used adverbially as purpose)
ihahere
iha:
Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb
yūyamyou (all)
yūyam:
Karta (कर्ता; subject)
TypeNoun
Rootyuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative, Plural (2nd person)
vaiindeed
vai:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक)
mayāby me
mayā:
Karaṇa (करण; instrument/agent in passive sense)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
sṛṣṭāḥcreated
sṛṣṭāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective)
TypeVerb
Root√sṛj (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; predicate of yūyam
sthaare
stha:
Kriyā (क्रिया; copular verb)
TypeVerb
Root√as (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural, Parasmaipada
nanot
na:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध)
anyathāotherwise
anyathā:
Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (प्रकार-अधिकरण; manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootanyathā (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)