बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-3, verse-20
अग्निभूमिनभस्तोयवायवः क्रमतो द्विज ।
भौमादीनां ग्रहाणां च तत्त्वानीति यथाक्रमम् ॥२०॥
भौमादीनां ग्रहाणां च तत्त्वानीति यथाक्रमम् ॥२०॥
20. agnibhūminabhastoyavāyavaḥ kramato dvija .
bhaumādīnāṃ grahāṇāṃ ca tattvānīti yathākramam.
bhaumādīnāṃ grahāṇāṃ ca tattvānīti yathākramam.
20.
agnibhūminabhastoyavāyavaḥ kramataḥ dvija
bhaumādīnām grahāṇām ca tattvāni iti yathākramam
bhaumādīnām grahāṇām ca tattvāni iti yathākramam
20.
O twice-born (dvija), fire, earth, ether, water, and air are, respectively, the fundamental elements (tattva) associated with Mars and the other planets, in their due order.
Words meanings summery:
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- अग्निभूमिनभस्तोयवायवः (agnibhūminabhastoyavāyavaḥ) - fire, earth, sky/ether, water, and air
- क्रमतः (kramataḥ) - successively, in order, according to procedure
- द्विज (dvija) - Addressing a Brahmin listener (O twice-born, O Brahmin)
- भौमादीनाम् (bhaumādīnām) - of Mars and others, of those beginning with Mars
- ग्रहाणाम् (grahāṇām) - of the planets
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- तत्त्वानि (tattvāni) - fundamental constituent elements or principles (elements, principles, realities)
- इति (iti) - Indicates that the preceding is a statement, enumeration, or quotation (thus, so, in this manner)
- यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order, respectively
Words meanings and morphology
अग्निभूमिनभस्तोयवायवः (agnibhūminabhastoyavāyavaḥ) - fire, earth, sky/ether, water, and air
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of agnibhūminabhastoyavāyu
agnibhūminabhastoyavāyu - fire, earth, sky/ether, water, and air (as a collective list of elements)
Dvandva compound, listing the five great elements (Mahābhūtas)
Compound type : dvandva (agni+bhūmi+nabhas+toya+vāyu)
- agni – fire, sacrificial fire, digestive fire, god of fire
noun (masculine) - bhūmi – earth, ground, soil, land
noun (feminine) - nabhas – sky, atmosphere, ether, space
noun (neuter) - toya – water
noun (neuter)
Derived from root 'tu' (to grow, swell), meaning 'that which causes swelling' (water)
Root: tu (class 1) - vāyu – wind, air, god of wind, vital breath
noun (masculine)
Root: vā (class 2)
Note: The elements (agni, bhūmi, nabhas, toya, vāyu) are listed as a Dvandva compound, with the final member 'vāyu' taking the nominative plural inflection 'vāyavaḥ'.
क्रमतः (kramataḥ) - successively, in order, according to procedure
(indeclinable)
Formed with the suffix -tas to indicate 'from' or 'in the manner of'
Root: kram (class 1)
द्विज (dvija) - Addressing a Brahmin listener (O twice-born, O Brahmin)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth, snake
From dvi (two) + jan (to be born), literally 'twice-born'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)
- dvi – two
numeral - jan – to be born, produced, created
verb
root
Root: jan (class 4)
भौमादीनाम् (bhaumādīnām) - of Mars and others, of those beginning with Mars
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhaumādi
bhaumādi - Mars and so on, beginning with Mars
Tatpuruṣa compound of Bhauma (Mars) and ādi (beginning, etc.)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhauma+ādi)
- bhauma – related to earth, son of earth, Mars (planet)
noun (masculine)
Derived from bhūmi (earth) with suffix -aṇ - ādi – beginning, initial, etcetera, and so on
noun (masculine)
ग्रहाणाम् (grahāṇām) - of the planets
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of graha
graha - planet, seizer, grasping, eclipse
From root grah (to seize, grasp)
Root: grah (class 9)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
तत्त्वानि (tattvāni) - fundamental constituent elements or principles (elements, principles, realities)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of tattva
tattva - thatness, reality, truth, element, principle, essence
From tat (that) + tva (suffix for abstract nouns)
इति (iti) - Indicates that the preceding is a statement, enumeration, or quotation (thus, so, in this manner)
(indeclinable)
यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order, respectively
(indeclinable)
Avyayībhāva compound of yathā (as) and krama (order)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+krama)
- yathā – as, like, according to, in which manner
indeclinable - krama – order, sequence, step, course
noun (masculine)
Root: kram (class 1)