Shloka 5
Brahmā’s Enumeration of Primacies (Ādi) and the Supremacy of Knowledge
Jñāna
Devanagari script
आदित्यो ज्योतिषामादिरमन्निर्भूतादिरुच्यते । सावित्री सर्वविद्यानां देवतानां प्रजापति:
Translation
“在一切光明之中，阿底提耶（太阳）被称为最初；在由饮食所生之物中，腹中之火（消化火，jatharāgni）被说为最初。娑维特丽（即伽雅特丽）为诸学之本始，而生主（Prajāpati）为诸天之本始。如今我将宣说众生之中最胜的‘本初’：太阳为诸星辰之首；腹火为一切生类之首。娑维特丽为诸艺之源，生主为诸神之源。”
Word by Word
आदित्यःthe Sun (Aditya)
आदित्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्योतिषाम्of the luminaries/lights
ज्योतिषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
आदिःthe first/origin
आदिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अग्निःfire (Agni)
अग्निः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूतानाम्of beings/creatures
भूतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
आदिःthe first/origin
आदिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis said/is called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive
सावित्रीSavitri (the Gayatri/Savitri mantra; goddess)
सावित्री:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसावित्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वविद्यानाम्of all knowledges/branches of learning
सर्वविद्यानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वविद्या
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
देवतानाम्of the deities
देवतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
प्रजापतिःPrajapati (lord of creatures)
प्रजापतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आदिःthe first/origin
आदिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis said/is called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes