Shloka 6
Jayā-devāḥ Mantraśarīratvaṃ, Vairāgya, and Brahmā’s Śāpa
The Jayas’ Refusal of Progeny
Devanagari script
क्षयाति शययुक्तं च ते दृष्ट्वा कर्मणां फलम् / जुगुप्संतः प्रसूतिं च निःसत्त्वा निर्ममाभवन्
Transliteration
kṣayāti śayayuktaṃ ca te dṛṣṭvā karmaṇāṃ phalam / jugupsaṃtaḥ prasūtiṃ ca niḥsattvā nirmamābhavan
Translation
انہوں نے اعمال کے پھل کو زوال اور افراط سے آلودہ دیکھا؛ پیدائش کے سلسلے سے نفرت کرتے ہوئے وہ بےتعلق اور بےممتا ہو گئے۔
Word by Word
kṣayātifrom decay/destruction (uncertain reading)
kṣayāti:
Apādāna (अपादान; source)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग) or Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग) form unclear; likely intended as kṣayāt (Ablative singular) ‘from decay/destruction’; reading uncertain due to transmission
śaya-yuktamassociated with lying down/sleep
śaya-yuktam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśaya + yukta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘connected with lying/sleep’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) (agreeing with implied phalam or state)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय)
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त) from √dṛś
karmaṇāmof actions
karmaṇām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध; of)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)
phalamfruit/result
phalam:
Karma (कर्म; object of seeing)
TypeNoun
Rootphala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
jugupsantaḥdisgusted/avoiding
jugupsantaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता; participial subject)
TypeVerb
Root√gup (धातु)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); desiderative/intensive sense ‘feeling disgust/avoiding’ (jugups-)
prasūtimbirth/procreation
prasūtim:
Karma (कर्म; object of avoidance)
TypeNoun
Rootprasūti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय)
niḥ-sattvāḥwithout essence/without attachment to guṇas
niḥ-sattvāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; of te)
TypeAdjective
Rootnis + sattva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) with privative nis-/niḥ- ‘without sattva/essence’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
nirmamāḥfree from possessiveness
nirmamāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; of te)
TypeAdjective
Rootnir + mama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) privative ‘without mine-ness’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
abhavanbecame/were
abhavan:
Kriyā (क्रिया; main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)