बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-66, verse-3
कलौ पापरतानां च मन्दा बुद्धिर्युतो नृणाम् ।
अतोऽल्पबुद्धिगम्यं यत् शास्त्रमेतद् वदस्य मे ॥३॥
अतोऽल्पबुद्धिगम्यं यत् शास्त्रमेतद् वदस्य मे ॥३॥
3. kalau pāparatānāṃ ca mandā buddhiryuto nṛṇām .
ato'lpabuddhigamyaṃ yat śāstrametad vadasya me.
ato'lpabuddhigamyaṃ yat śāstrametad vadasya me.
3.
kalau pāparatānāṃ ca mandā buddhiḥ yutaḥ nṛṇām
ataḥ alpabuddhigamyam yat śāstram etat vadasi me
ataḥ alpabuddhigamyam yat śāstram etat vadasi me
3.
In the Kali Yuga, people are devoted to sinful acts and their intelligence is dull. Therefore, you are narrating to me this scripture, which is comprehensible even by those of limited understanding.
Words meanings summery:
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- कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali Yuga, in this age of Kali
- पापरतानाम् (pāparatānām) - of those devoted to sin, of those engrossed in sinful acts
- च (ca) - and, also
- मन्दा (mandā) - dull, slow, weak
- बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence, intellect, understanding
- युतः (yutaḥ) - endowed with, joined, possessing
- नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people
- अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this
- अल्पबुद्धिगम्यम् (alpabuddhigamyam) - comprehensible by those of dull intelligence, accessible to limited understanding
- यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)
- शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, science, treatise
- एतत् (etat) - this
- वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you tell
- मे (me) - to me, for me
Words meanings and morphology
कलौ (kalau) - in the Kali Yuga, in this age of Kali
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kali
kali - age of strife, the current dark age
पापरतानाम् (pāparatānām) - of those devoted to sin, of those engrossed in sinful acts
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pāparata
pāparata - devoted to sin, engrossed in sin
Compound type : tatpurusha (pāpa+rata)
- pāpa – sin, evil, wickedness
noun (neuter) - rata – devoted, engaged in, attached to
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
derived from √ram (to delight, rejoice, stop)
Root: √ram (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
मन्दा (mandā) - dull, slow, weak
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of manda
manda - dull, slow, weak, sluggish, stupid
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence, intellect, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intelligence, intellect, perception, understanding
युतः (yutaḥ) - endowed with, joined, possessing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yuta
yuta - joined, endowed with, possessed of, connected
Past Passive Participle
derived from √yu (to join, unite)
Root: √yu (class 2)
नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ
nṛ - man, person, male
अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this
(indeclinable)
अल्पबुद्धिगम्यम् (alpabuddhigamyam) - comprehensible by those of dull intelligence, accessible to limited understanding
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of alpabuddhigamya
alpabuddhigamya - comprehensible by dull intellects, accessible to limited understanding
Gerundive
that which is to be understood/approached by (alpa) limited (buddhi) intelligence
Compound type : tatpurusha (alpa+buddhi+gamya)
- alpa – small, little, limited
adjective (neuter) - buddhi – intelligence, intellect, understanding
noun (feminine) - gamya – to be gone to, accessible, comprehensible
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
derived from √gam (to go)
Root: √gam (class 1)
यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, science, treatise
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra
śāstra - scripture, science, treatise, rule
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)
वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you tell
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of vad
present indicative
root √vad (to speak) in present tense, 2nd person singular
Root: √vad (class 1)
मे (me) - to me, for me
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of mad
mad - I, me (pronoun)