Shloka 30
Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana
The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply
Devanagari script
आनर्चुःस्म यथाजाति गन्धर्वादीन् यथाविधि / आराधने स सस्मार ततः कर्मान्तरेषु च
Transliteration
ānarcuḥsma yathājāti gandharvādīn yathāvidhi / ārādhane sa sasmāra tataḥ karmāntareṣu ca
Translation
انہوں نے اپنی اپنی جماعت کے مطابق گندھرو وغیرہ کی مقررہ विधی سے پوجا کی؛ اور عبادت میں وہ پھر دوسرے کاموں کے بیچ بھی یاد کرتا رہا۔
Word by Word
ānarcuḥthey worshipped/praised
ānarcuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√arc अर्च् (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद) with preverb ā- (आगम)
smaindeed, then (narrative particle)
sma:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsma (अव्यय)
FormParticle indicating past narration/emphasis (स्म-निपात)
yathā-jātiaccording to their kind
yathā-jāti:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय) + jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyayībhāva compound functioning adverbially (अव्ययीभाव); meaning 'according to kind/birth'
gandharva-ādīngandharvas and others
gandharva-ādīn:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa: gandharva-ādi; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
yathā-vidhiaccording to rule
yathā-vidhi:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyayībhāva compound used adverbially (अव्ययीभाव)
ārādhanein worship
ārādhane:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
TypeNoun
Rootārādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun
sasmāraremembered
sasmāra:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√smṛ स्मृ (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
tataḥthen, thereafter
tataḥ:
Kāla/Hetu (काल/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAblatival adverb (ततः-इत्यव्यय; 'thereafter/from that')
karmāntareṣuin other rites/activities
karmāntareṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
TypeNoun
Rootkarma-antara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa: karma + antara; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)