Shloka 56

Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

देवा देवर्षयश्चैव स्वं स्‍वं भागमकल्पयन्‌ । ते कार्तयुगधर्माणो भागा: परमसत्कृता:

Translation

诸天与天仙圣者也各自为主宰定下本分之供。那些依娑提耶时代之法而立的上妙祭分，皆为众人至诚尊奉。

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देवर्षयः: the divine seers
• देवर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• स्वम्: one's own
• स्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्वम्: one's own (each his own)
• स्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भागम्: share/portion (of offering)
• भागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अकल्पयन्: they assigned/arranged
• Type: Verb
• Root: कल्प्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: those/they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कृतयुगधर्माणः: in accordance with the dharma of the Kṛta-yuga
• कृतयुगधर्माणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतयुगधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भागाः: shares/portions (of sacrifice)
• भागाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परमसत्कृताः: highly honored/most respectfully treated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमसत्कृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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