Shloka 53

Prajāpati-vaṃśānukīrtana — Genealogical Enumeration of Progenitors

Dharma’s Line and the Sādhyas

Devanagari script

एतास्तु वीथयस्तिस्रो दक्षिणे मार्ग उच्यते / अष्टाविशति याः कन्या दक्षः सोमाय ता ददौ

Transliteration

etāstu vīthayastisro dakṣiṇe mārga ucyate / aṣṭāviśati yāḥ kanyā dakṣaḥ somāya tā dadau

Translation

Ba vīthi này được gọi là ‘con đường phương Nam’. Hai mươi tám thiếu nữ ấy được Dakṣa gả hiến cho Soma (Chandra).

Word by Word

• etāḥ: these
• etāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nom/1st), Bahuvacana; pronoun

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta/particle

• vīthayaḥ: paths/avenues
• vīthayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīthi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nom/1st), Bahuvacana

• tisraḥ: three
• tisraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक; संख्यावाचक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nom/1st), Bahuvacana; numeral adjective qualifying vīthayaḥ

• dakṣiṇe: in the southern (region)
• dakṣiṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (Loc/7th), Ekavacana; used adverbially/locatively with mārge (implied)

• mārgaḥ: path/route
• mārgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom/1st), Ekavacana

• ucyate: is called
• ucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातu)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), 3rd person, singular; passive (karmaṇi)

• aṣṭāviṃśati: twenty-eight
• aṣṭāviṃśati: Saṅkhyā-viśeṣaṇa (संख्या-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nom/1st), Ekavacana; numeral (28) used as viśeṣaṇa of kanyāḥ (plural sense as a numeral)

• yāḥ: who/which
• yāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nom/1st), Bahuvacana; relative pronoun referring to kanyāḥ

• kanyāḥ: maidens/daughters
• kanyāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nom/1st), Bahuvacana

• dakṣaḥ: Dakṣa
• dakṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (Nom/1st), Ekavacana; proper noun

• somāya: to Soma (Moon)
• somāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Caturthī vibhakti (Dative/4th), Ekavacana

• tāḥ: them
• tāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (Acc/2nd), Bahuvacana; pronoun referring to kanyāḥ

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada