Shloka 17
Amāvasyā-Pitṛtarpaṇa: Purūravas and the Soma-Based Ancestral Offering (अमावस्या-पितृतर्पण / सोमतर्पण-विधि)
Devanagari script
ऋतवः पितामहा मासा अयनाह्यब्दसूनवः / प्रपितामहास्तु वै देवाः पञ्चाब्दा ब्रह्मणः सुताः
Transliteration
ṛtavaḥ pitāmahā māsā ayanāhyabdasūnavaḥ / prapitāmahāstu vai devāḥ pañcābdā brahmaṇaḥ sutāḥ
Translation
Musim-musim ialah pitāmaha; bulan-bulan dan ayana ialah putera-putera tahun; manakala para dewa prapitamaha disebut Pañcābda, putera-putera Brahmā.
Word by Word
ऋतवःthe seasons
ऋतवः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
पितामहाःgrandfathers
पितामहाः:
Kriya (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; predicate nominative
मासाःmonths
मासाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
अयनाःsolstices/half-years (ayanas)
अयनाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअयन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
अब्दसूनवःsons of the year
अब्दसूनवः:
Kriya (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootअब्द + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; तत्पुरुष-समास (अब्दस्य सूनवः)
प्रपितामहाःgreat-grandfathers
प्रपितामहाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
तुbut; indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), emphasis
देवाःgods
देवाः:
Kriya (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; predicate nominative
पञ्चाब्दाःthe five-year (ones); five-year periods
पञ्चाब्दाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्च + अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; द्विगु-समास (पञ्च अब्दाः)
ब्रह्मणःof Brahmā
ब्रह्मणः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
सुताःsons
सुताः:
Kriya (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural