Shloka 4

ध्रुवचर्याकीर्तनं / Dhruva-caryā-kīrtana

Account of Dhruva’s Course and Related Cosmological Ordering

Devanagari script

उवाच परमं वाक्यं तेषां संशयनिर्णयम् / अस्मिन्नर्थे माहाप्राज्ञैर्यदुक्तं ज्ञानबुद्धिभिः

Transliteration

uvāca paramaṃ vākyaṃ teṣāṃ saṃśayanirṇayam / asminnarthe māhāprājñairyaduktaṃ jñānabuddhibhiḥ

Translation

Rồi ông nói lời tối thượng để quyết định nghi vấn của họ—đúng như các bậc đại trí đã nói bằng trí tuệ và minh triết.

Word by Word

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• paramam: supreme, excellent
• paramam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vākyam: statement
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• saṃśaya-nirṇayam: resolution of doubt
• saṃśaya-nirṇayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक) + nirṇaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: संशयस्य निर्णयः); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• arthe: matter, topic
• arthe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahā-prājñaiḥ: by great sages/wise ones
• mahā-prājñaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + prājña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (महान्तः प्राज्ञाः); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• uktam: said
• uktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• jñāna-buddhibhiḥ: with knowledge and understanding
• jñāna-buddhibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: ज्ञानं च बुद्धिश्च); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)