Shloka 10
Pitṛgaṇa-Vibhāga (Classification of the Pitṛs) and the Śrāddha–Soma Nourishment Cycle
Devanagari script
शतं वर्षसहस्राणां दुश्चरं देवदानवैः / आहारमेकपर्णेन ह्येकपर्णा समाचरत्
Transliteration
śataṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ duścaraṃ devadānavaiḥ / āhāramekaparṇena hyekaparṇā samācarat
Translation
Si Ekaparṇā ay nagsagawa ng tapat na pag-aayuno sa loob ng isang daang libong taon—na mahirap kahit sa mga deva at dānava—at nabuhay sa pagkain na isang dahon lamang.
Word by Word
śatama hundred
śatam:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Measure)
TypeNoun
Rootśata (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
varṣa-sahasrāṇāmof thousands of years
varṣa-sahasrāṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive of measure)
TypeNoun
Rootvarṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative; ‘thousands of years’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
duścaramhard to perform
duścaram:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootduścara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
deva-dānavaiḥby gods and Dānavas
deva-dānavaiḥ:
Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive sense: ‘even by’)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्व-समास (Copulative; ‘gods and Dānavas’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)
āhāramfood/intake
āhāram:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootāhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
eka-parṇenawith a single leaf
eka-parṇena:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rooteka (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + parṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (Descriptive; ‘single leaf’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Indeclinable), निश्चयार्थक (particle: ‘indeed’)
eka-parṇāEkaparṇā
eka-parṇā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rooteka (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + parṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (Proper name), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
samācaratpractised/performed
samācarat:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ā-car (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद (Active), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)