Shloka 23
अधोलोकवर्णनम् (Adholoka-varṇana) — Description of the Lower Worlds and Cosmographic Measures
Devanagari script
स्वकैरावरणैः सूक्ष्मैर्धार्यमाणाः पृथक्पृथक् / दशभागाधिकाभिश्च ताभिः प्रकृतिभिर्बहिः
Transliteration
svakairāvaraṇaiḥ sūkṣmairdhāryamāṇāḥ pṛthakpṛthak / daśabhāgādhikābhiśca tābhiḥ prakṛtibhirbahiḥ
Translation
诸界各以自身微细之覆障而各自支持；其外诸“自性”（Prakṛti）又增至十倍，成为层层包裹。
Word by Word
svakaiḥby their own
svakaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsvaka (स्वक) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन; ‘by their own’
āvaraṇaiḥcoverings/envelopes
āvaraṇaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootāvaraṇa (आवरण) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
sūkṣmaiḥsubtle
sūkṣmaiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsūkṣma (सूक्ष्म) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘subtle’
dhāryamāṇāḥbeing sustained
dhāryamāṇāḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeAdjective
Root√dhṛ (धृ) (धातु) → dhāryamāṇa (कृदन्त, शानच्; कर्मणि)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; वर्तमान-कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle): ‘being held/sustained’
pṛthakseparately
pṛthak:
Prakāra (प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpṛthak (पृथक्)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘separately’
pṛthakeach apart
pṛthak:
Prakāra (प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpṛthak (पृथक्)
Formअव्यय, पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)
daśa-bhāga-adhikābhiḥby those exceeding by ten parts
daśa-bhāga-adhikābhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdaśa (दश) + bhāga (भाग) + adhikā (अधिका) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘by (those) exceeding by ten parts’ (measure-comparative)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (च)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)
tābhiḥby those
tābhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (तद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘by those’
prakṛtibhiḥby the prakṛtis/natures
prakṛtibhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootprakṛti (प्रकृति) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
bahiḥoutside
bahiḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbahiḥ (बहिः)
Formअव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb of place): ‘outside’