Sutra 49
Devanagari script
विंशतिमित्यौशनसाः ॥ कZ_०१.१५.४९ ॥
Transliteration
viṃśatim ity auśanasāḥ
Translation
உசனஸின் अनुயாயிகள் கூறுகின்றனர்—(உறுப்பினர்கள்) இருபது இருக்க வேண்டும்.
Word by Word
विंशतिम्twenty (as an amount/measure)
विंशतिम्:
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootविंशति
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-शब्द (cardinal numeral)
इतिthus; ‘so’ (marking a quotation/statement)
इति:
TypeParticle
Rootइति
Formनिपात; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative marker)
औशनसाःthe followers/authorities of Uśanas (the Auśanas school)
औशनसाः:
TypeNoun (gentilic/author-group designation)
Rootऔशनस
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन; उशनस्-सम्बन्धिनः (followers/authorities of Uśanas)
Entities Mentioned
U
Uśanas/Śukra (school of thought)M
Mantripariṣad (implied)FAQs
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