बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-46, verse-72
उक्तं चाऽसव्यनाक्षत्रं पूर्वाचार्यैर्द्विजोत्तम ।
एतद्वेदोडुपादानां रोहिनीवन्निरीक्षयेत् ॥७२॥
एतद्वेदोडुपादानां रोहिनीवन्निरीक्षयेत् ॥७२॥
72. uktaṃ cā'savyanākṣatraṃ pūrvācāryairdvijottama .
etadvedoḍupādānāṃ rohinīvannirīkṣayet.
etadvedoḍupādānāṃ rohinīvannirīkṣayet.
72.
uktam ca asavya-nākṣatram pūrvācāryaiḥ dvijottama
etat veda uḍu upādānāṃ rohiṇīvat nirīkṣayet
etat veda uḍu upādānāṃ rohiṇīvat nirīkṣayet
72.
O best among the twice-born (dvija)! The anti-clockwise nakṣatra (lunar mansion) system has been declared by the ancient teachers. One should observe this for the foundational principles of the Vedas and the nakṣatras, just as (one observes) Rohiṇī.
Words meanings summery:
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- उक्तम् (uktam) - has been declared (said, stated, declared)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- असव्य-नाक्षत्रम् (asavya-nākṣatram) - the anti-clockwise nakṣatra (lunar mansion) system (the anti-clockwise star/nakṣatra system)
- पूर्वाचार्यैः (pūrvācāryaiḥ) - by the ancient teachers (by the ancient teachers, by former masters)
- द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among the twice-born (dvija) (a respectful address to a Brahmin) (O best among the twice-born (dvija))
- एतत् (etat) - this (system) (this)
- वेद-उडु-उपादानाम् (veda-uḍu-upādānām) - for the foundational principles of the Vedas and the nakṣatras (lunar mansions) (of the constituent principles of Veda and stars/nakṣatras)
- रोहिणीवत् (rohiṇīvat) - just like Rohiṇī (like Rohiṇī, in the manner of Rohiṇī)
- निरीक्षयेत् (nirīkṣayet) - one should observe (this system) (one should observe, one should look at, one should consider)
Words meanings and morphology
उक्तम् (uktam) - has been declared (said, stated, declared)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta
ukta - said, spoken, declared
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).
Root: vac (class 2)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
असव्य-नाक्षत्रम् (asavya-nākṣatram) - the anti-clockwise nakṣatra (lunar mansion) system (the anti-clockwise star/nakṣatra system)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asavya-nākṣatra
asavya-nākṣatra - reverse/anti-clockwise nakṣatra system
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asavya+nākṣatra)
- asavya – left, reverse, anti-clockwise, inauspicious
adjective (neuter)
Negation of 'savya' (right, auspicious).
Prefix: a - nākṣatra – relating to stars/nakṣatras, stellar
adjective (neuter)
Derived from 'nakṣatra' (star, lunar mansion).
पूर्वाचार्यैः (pūrvācāryaiḥ) - by the ancient teachers (by the ancient teachers, by former masters)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrvācārya
pūrvācārya - former teacher, ancient master
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ācārya)
- pūrva – former, ancient, previous
adjective (masculine) - ācārya – teacher, preceptor, master
noun (masculine)
द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among the twice-born (dvija) (a respectful address to a Brahmin) (O best among the twice-born (dvija))
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama
dvijottama - best among the twice-born (dvija); excellent Brahmin
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)
- dvija – twice-born (dvija), Brahmin, bird, tooth
noun (masculine) - uttama – best, highest, supreme
adjective (masculine)
एतत् (etat) - this (system) (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
वेद-उडु-उपादानाम् (veda-uḍu-upādānām) - for the foundational principles of the Vedas and the nakṣatras (lunar mansions) (of the constituent principles of Veda and stars/nakṣatras)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of veda-uḍu-upādāna
veda-uḍu-upādāna - constituent principles/materials of Veda and stars/nakṣatras
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (veda+uḍu+upādāna)
- veda – Veda (sacred knowledge)
noun (masculine) - uḍu – star, nakṣatra (lunar mansion)
noun (masculine) - upādāna – material cause, constituent principle, appropriation, taking
noun (neuter)
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: dā (class 3)
रोहिणीवत् (rohiṇīvat) - just like Rohiṇī (like Rohiṇī, in the manner of Rohiṇī)
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'Rohiṇī' with the 'vat' suffix indicating similarity.
निरीक्षयेत् (nirīkṣayet) - one should observe (this system) (one should observe, one should look at, one should consider)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nirīkṣ
Optative
3rd person singular, active voice.
Prefix: ni
Root: īkṣ (class 1)