Shloka 5
Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana
The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply
Devanagari script
सिसृक्षमाणो विश्वं हि यजते विसृजत्पुरा / सत्रं हि ते ऽतिपुण्यं च सहस्रपरिवत्सरान्
Transliteration
sisṛkṣamāṇo viśvaṃ hi yajate visṛjatpurā / satraṃ hi te 'tipuṇyaṃ ca sahasraparivatsarān
Translation
欲创生宇宙，在放出万有之前，他先行祭祀；他们那极其殊胜的萨特拉祭会延续千年。
Word by Word
sisṛkṣamāṇaḥdesiring to create
sisṛkṣamāṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Root√sṛj (धातु) + san (सन्) + śatṛ (कृत्)
FormDesiderative present participle active (सन्नन्त-शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 'wishing to create'
viśvamthe universe
viśvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootviśva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
hiindeed/for
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
yajatehe performs sacrifice/worships
yajate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√yaj (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada
visṛjatcreating/emanating
visṛjat:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootvi-√sṛj (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
FormPresent participle active (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agreeing with implied subject
purāformerly/at first
purā:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)
satrama sacrificial session (satra)
satram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsatra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
tefor you/to you
te:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormDative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; enclitic
ati-puṇyamvery holy/most meritorious
ati-puṇyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; अव्ययीभाव: 'exceedingly meritorious' qualifying satram
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय)
sahasra-parivatsarānfor a thousand years
sahasra-parivatsarān:
Kāla (काल-अवधि)
TypeNoun
Rootsahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + parivatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष (संख्या-सम्बन्ध): 'a thousand years' (duration)