Shloka 8
Jayā-devāḥ Mantraśarīratvaṃ, Vairāgya, and Brahmā’s Śāpa
The Jayas’ Refusal of Progeny
Devanagari script
परमं ज्ञानमास्थाय तत्संक्षिप्य सुसंस्थिताः / तेषां तु तमभिप्रायं ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मा तु कोपितः
Transliteration
paramaṃ jñānamāsthāya tatsaṃkṣipya susaṃsthitāḥ / teṣāṃ tu tamabhiprāyaṃ jñātvā brahmā tu kopitaḥ
Translation
انہوں نے اعلیٰ ترین معرفت کا سہارا لیا اور اسے اختصار کے ساتھ تھام کر ثابت قدم ہو گئے؛ ان کا یہ ارادہ جان کر برہما غضبناک ہوا۔
Word by Word
paramamsupreme
paramam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying jñānam
jñānamknowledge
jñānam:
Karma (कर्म; object of ‘having resorted to’)
TypeNoun
Rootjñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
āsthāyahaving resorted to
āsthāya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√sthā (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त) from ā-√sthā; ‘having resorted to/undertaken’
tatthat
tat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Neuter, Accusative, Singular; object of saṃkṣipya
saṃkṣipyahaving condensed
saṃkṣipya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-√kṣip (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त) from sam-√kṣip; ‘having condensed/summarized’
su-saṃsthitāḥwell-established
su-saṃsthitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective of implied ‘they’)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu + sam-√sthā (धातु)
FormAvyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) with su- ‘well’; PPP (क्त) ‘well-established’; Masculine, Nominative, Plural
teṣāmof them
teṣām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध; of them)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural
tubut/indeed
tu:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), contrast/emphasis
tamthat
tam:
Karma (कर्म; object of knowing)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying abhiprāyam (‘that intention’)
abhiprāyamintention/purpose
abhiprāyam:
Karma (कर्म; object of knowing)
TypeNoun
Rootabhi-prāya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
jñātvāhaving known
jñātvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√jñā (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त) from √jñā; ‘having known’
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता; subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
tuthen/indeed
tu:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
kopitaḥangered
kopitaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता; predicate adjective)
TypeVerb
Root√kup (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘angered’