बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-46, verse-1
सर्वज्ञोऽसि महर्षे त्वं कृपया दीनवत्सल ।
दशाः कतिविधाः सन्ति तन्मे कथय तत्त्वतः ॥१॥
दशाः कतिविधाः सन्ति तन्मे कथय तत्त्वतः ॥१॥
1. sarvajño'si maharṣe tvaṃ kṛpayā dīnavatsala .
daśāḥ katividhāḥ santi tanme kathaya tattvataḥ.
daśāḥ katividhāḥ santi tanme kathaya tattvataḥ.
1.
sarvajñaḥ asi maharṣe tvam kṛpayā dīnavatsala |
daśāḥ katividhāḥ santi tat me kathaya tattvataḥ
daśāḥ katividhāḥ santi tat me kathaya tattvataḥ
1.
O omniscient great sage, who is compassionate towards the distressed, please tell me precisely how many types of planetary periods (daśās) exist.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वज्ञः (sarvajñaḥ) - omniscient, all-knowing
- असि (asi) - you are
- महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- कृपया (kṛpayā) - by compassion, through mercy
- दीनवत्सल (dīnavatsala) - fond of the poor/distressed, compassionate to the miserable
- दशाः (daśāḥ) - planetary periods (a specific concept in Vedic astrology) (planetary periods, states, conditions)
- कतिविधाः (katividhāḥ) - of how many kinds/types
- सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist
- तत् (tat) - that (matter, referring to the question) (that, therefore, this matter)
- मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)
- कथय (kathaya) - tell, narrate
- तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - precisely, in detail (truly, in reality, in detail, according to truth)
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वज्ञः (sarvajñaḥ) - omniscient, all-knowing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvajña
sarvajña - omniscient, all-knowing
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+jña)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun - jña – knowing, familiar with
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/adjective from root
Derived from root jñā (to know) with kṛt suffix -a
Root: jñā (class 9)
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi
maharṣi - great sage, seer
Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ṛṣi)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (feminine) - ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
noun (masculine)
Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular, dual, plural)
कृपया (kṛpayā) - by compassion, through mercy
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṛpā
kṛpā - compassion, pity, mercy
दीनवत्सल (dīnavatsala) - fond of the poor/distressed, compassionate to the miserable
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dīnavatsala
dīnavatsala - fond of the poor/distressed, compassionate to the miserable
Compound type : tatpurusha (dīna+vatsala)
- dīna – poor, distressed, miserable
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP from root 'dai' or 'dī' meaning to waste, decay, be miserable
Root: dai (class 4) - vatsala – affectionate, tender, fond of
adjective (masculine)
Note: Adjective modifying 'maharṣe', hence vocative.
दशाः (daśāḥ) - planetary periods (a specific concept in Vedic astrology) (planetary periods, states, conditions)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of daśā
daśā - state, condition, period, planetary period (astrology)
कतिविधाः (katividhāḥ) - of how many kinds/types
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of katividha
katividha - of how many kinds, manifold
Compound type : tatpurusha (kati+vidha)
- kati – how many
pronoun - vidha – kind, sort, type
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'daśāḥ'.
सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
तत् (tat) - that (matter, referring to the question) (that, therefore, this matter)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it
Note: Used adverbially or as direct object for 'kathaya'.
मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)
(pronoun)
singular of asmad
asmad - I, me, we, us
Note: Enclitic form of asmad, used here in dative.
कथय (kathaya) - tell, narrate
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kath
Causative stem from root kṛt (or 'kath' as a denominative/primary root of 10th class)
Root: kath (class 10)
तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - precisely, in detail (truly, in reality, in detail, according to truth)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -tas added to tattva