Shloka 85
Prajāpati-vaṃśānukīrtana — Genealogical Enumeration of Progenitors
Dharma’s Line and the Sādhyas
Devanagari script
तामसी चान्तकृद्या तु तदंशो विष्णुरुच्यते
Transliteration
tāmasī cāntakṛdyā tu tadaṃśo viṣṇurucyate
Translation
E o corpo de natureza tamásica, que traz o término: sua porção é chamada Viṣṇu.
Word by Word
tāmasītāmasa (of darkness)
tāmasī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottāmasī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; quality adjective (तमोगुणसम्बन्धिनी)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
antakṛtend-causing, death-dealing
antakṛt:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootanta + kṛt (कृ धातु से कृत्)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (as part of compound with yā); Tatpuruṣa: anta-kṛt = 'making an end, death-causing'
yāwhich
yā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun
tubut/and
tu:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle
tad-aṃśaḥits portion/part
tad-aṃśaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): tad-aṃśa = 'its portion'
viṣṇuḥViṣṇu
viṣṇuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper noun
ucyateis said/is called
ucyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada passive (कर्मणि प्रयोग)