Shloka 5
चतुर्युगाख्यान (Caturyuga-Ākhyāna) — Yuga-wise Origins and Measurements of Beings
Devanagari script
मनुष्या वर्तमानास्तु युगं संध्याशकेष्विह / देवासुरप्रमाणं तु सप्तसप्तङ्गुलादसत्
Transliteration
manuṣyā vartamānāstu yugaṃ saṃdhyāśakeṣviha / devāsurapramāṇaṃ tu saptasaptaṅgulādasat
Translation
یہاں سندھیانش یُگوں میں موجود انسانوں کا (پیمانہ) ایسا ہے؛ دیو اور اسُر کا پیمانہ سات سات انگل کے حساب سے گھٹتا گیا۔
Word by Word
manuṣyāḥhumans
manuṣyāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmanuṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Plural
vartamānāḥexisting/present
vartamānāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvartamāna (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √vṛt, present participle)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; present active participle (शतृ) used adjectivally
tuhowever
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle
yugamthe yuga
yugam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyuga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular
saṃdhyā-śakeṣuin the twilight portions (junction periods)
saṃdhyā-śakeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃdhyā-śaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th), Plural; tatpuruṣa: saṃdhyā + śaka (period/portion)
ihahere
iha:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb of place/time
deva-asura-pramāṇamthe measure of devas and asuras
deva-asura-pramāṇam:
Karma (कर्म/predicate object)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva-asura-pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; tatpuruṣa: deva + asura + pramāṇa
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle
sapta-sapta-aṅgulātfrom forty-nine aṅgulas
sapta-sapta-aṅgulāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootsapta-sapta-aṅgula (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative (5th), Singular; dvigu: sapta-sapta (=49) aṅgula
asatwas
asat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada