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
Còn loài người hiện hữu trong các yuga thuộc phần ‘hoàng hôn’ (sandhya) ở đây thì có chuẩn mực như vậy; chuẩn mực của chư thiên và asura đã giảm bảy angula rồi lại bảy angula.
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