Shloka 37
Jayā-devāḥ Mantraśarīratvaṃ, Vairāgya, and Brahmā’s Śāpa
The Jayas’ Refusal of Progeny
Devanagari script
इत्येता वृत्तयः सप्त देवानां जन्मलक्षणाः / परिक्रान्ता मया वो ऽद्या किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छथ
Transliteration
ityetā vṛttayaḥ sapta devānāṃ janmalakṣaṇāḥ / parikrāntā mayā vo 'dyā kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchatha
Translation
Demikianlah tujuh riwayat yang menjadi tanda kelahiran para dewa telah kujelaskan kepada kamu hari ini; apakah lagi yang kamu ingin dengar?
Word by Word
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-निपात)
etāḥthese
etāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormDemonstrative pronoun used adjectivally, Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; qualifying vṛttayaḥ
vṛttayaḥaccounts, narratives
vṛttayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural
saptaseven
sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNumeral adjective (संख्यावाचक), indeclinable-like; qualifying vṛttayaḥ
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Plural
janma-lakṣaṇāḥcharacterized by births (birth-marks)
janma-lakṣaṇāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootjanman (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): janmaṇaḥ lakṣaṇāḥ; Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; qualifying vṛttayaḥ
parikrāntāḥcovered, gone through
parikrāntāḥ:
Kriyā-pūrakā (क्रिया-पूर्तिक/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootpari-kram (धातु) + parikrānta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; predicate with vṛttayaḥ (‘have been covered/related’)
mayāby me
mayā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Form1st person pronoun, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular
vaḥto you / for you
vaḥ:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootyuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Form2nd person pronoun, Dative/Genitive (चतुर्थी/षष्ठी), Plural; here dative sense ‘for you’
adyātoday/now
adyā:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootadya (अव्यय)
FormTemporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)
kimwhat
kim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
FormInterrogative pronoun used adverbially, Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular
bhūyaḥfurther, again
bhūyaḥ:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (पुनरर्थक-अव्यय)
śrotumto hear
śrotum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु) + śrotum (कृदन्त)
FormInfinitive (तुमुन्), expressing purpose
icchathayou wish
icchatha:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootiṣ (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada