Shloka 17
Amāvasyā-Pitṛtarpaṇa: Purūravas and the Soma-Based Ancestral Offering (अमावस्या-पितृतर्पण / सोमतर्पण-विधि)
Devanagari script
ऋतवः पितामहा मासा अयनाह्यब्दसूनवः / प्रपितामहास्तु वै देवाः पञ्चाब्दा ब्रह्मणः सुताः
Transliteration
ṛtavaḥ pitāmahā māsā ayanāhyabdasūnavaḥ / prapitāmahāstu vai devāḥ pañcābdā brahmaṇaḥ sutāḥ
Translation
رِتو پِتامہہ ہیں؛ ماہ اور اَیَن سال کے فرزند ہیں؛ اور پرپِتامہہ دیوتا ‘پنچابد’ کہلاتے ہیں—وہ برہما کے پُتر ہیں۔
Word by Word
ऋतवःthe seasons
ऋतवः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
पितामहाःgrandfathers
पितामहाः:
Kriya (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; predicate nominative
मासाःmonths
मासाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
अयनाःsolstices/half-years (ayanas)
अयनाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअयन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
अब्दसूनवःsons of the year
अब्दसूनवः:
Kriya (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootअब्द + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; तत्पुरुष-समास (अब्दस्य सूनवः)
प्रपितामहाःgreat-grandfathers
प्रपितामहाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
तुbut; indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), emphasis
देवाःgods
देवाः:
Kriya (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; predicate nominative
पञ्चाब्दाःthe five-year (ones); five-year periods
पञ्चाब्दाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्च + अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; द्विगु-समास (पञ्च अब्दाः)
ब्रह्मणःof Brahmā
ब्रह्मणः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
सुताःsons
सुताः:
Kriya (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural