Shloka 28
अमावसुवंशानुकीर्तनम् (Amāvasu-vaṃśānukīrtanam) — Recitation of the Amāvasu Lineage; Dhanvantari’s Origin
Devanagari script
शप्ता हि सा पुरी पूर्वं निकुंभेन महात्मना / शून्या वर्षसहस्रं वै भवित्रीति पुनः पुनः
Transliteration
śaptā hi sā purī pūrvaṃ nikuṃbhena mahātmanā / śūnyā varṣasahasraṃ vai bhavitrīti punaḥ punaḥ
Translation
Kota itu dahulu telah disumpah oleh Mahatma Nikumbha: “Kota ini akan berulang kali kosong selama seribu tahun.”
Word by Word
śaptācursed
śaptā:
Karta (कर्ता) — predicate adjective with subject
TypeAdjective
Rootśap (धातु) → śapta (कृदन्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) used adjectivally
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात/particle (emphasis/indeed)
sāshe/that (city)
sā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
purīcity
purī:
Karta (कर्ता) — apposition to sā
TypeNoun
Rootpurī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
pūrvamformerly
pūrvam:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण) — temporal
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb of time)
nikuṃbhenaby Nikumbha
nikuṃbhena:
Karana (करण) — agent/instrument in passive sense
TypeNoun
Rootnikuṃbha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन
mahātmanāby the great-souled (one)
mahātmanā:
Karana (करण) — agrees with nikuṃbhena
TypeAdjective
Rootmahātman (प्रातिपदिक: mahā + ātman)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण of nikuṃbha; समासः कर्मधारय (महान् आत्मा यस्य)
śūnyāempty
śūnyā:
Karta (कर्ता) — predicate adjective with sā/purī
TypeAdjective
Rootśūnya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate adjective
varṣa-sahasramfor a thousand years
varṣa-sahasram:
Karma (कर्म) — extent/duration with bhavitri
TypeNoun
Rootvarṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वर्षाणां सहस्रम्)
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिपात/particle (indeed/emphatic)
bhavitrīwill be (destined to be)
bhavitrī:
Karta (कर्ता) — predicate with sā/purī
TypeAdjective
Rootbhū (धातु) → bhavitṛ (कृदन्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भविष्यत्कर्तरि कृदन्त (तृन्/agent-noun) used predicatively = ‘will be’
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — quotation marker
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण) — manner/frequency
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)
punaḥagain (repeatedly)
punaḥ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण) — manner/frequency
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb), पुनरुक्ति for emphasis