बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-77, verse-20
उत्तमाङ्गं शरिस्तस्य मध्यमाङ्गमुरःस्थलम् ।
जंघाद्वयौदासीनमधमं पदमुच्यते ॥२०॥
जंघाद्वयौदासीनमधमं पदमुच्यते ॥२०॥
20. uttamāṅgaṃ śaristasya madhyamāṅgamuraḥsthalam .
jaṃghādvayaudāsīnamadhamaṃ padamucyate.
jaṃghādvayaudāsīnamadhamaṃ padamucyate.
20.
uttamāṅgam śiras tasya madhyamāṅgam uraḥsthalam
jaṅghādvayam udāsīnam adhamam padam ucyate
jaṅghādvayam udāsīnam adhamam padam ucyate
20.
His head (śiras) is called the excellent limb (aṅga). The chest region (uraḥsthalam) is called the middle limb (aṅga). The pair of thighs (jaṅghādvayam) is called the indifferent (udāsīnam) part, and the foot (padam) is declared the lowest (adhama).
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्तमाङ्गम् (uttamāṅgam) - excellent limb, best part, head
- शिरस् (śiras) - head
- तस्य (tasya) - of the cosmic person (puruṣa) or being referred to (of him, of it, his, its)
- मध्यमाङ्गम् (madhyamāṅgam) - middle limb, mediocre part
- उरःस्थलम् (uraḥsthalam) - chest region, breast
- जङ्घाद्वयम् (jaṅghādvayam) - pair of thighs/shanks, two thighs
- उदासीनम् (udāsīnam) - the indifferent part/category (indifferent, neutral, detached, passive)
- अधमम् (adhamam) - the lowest part/category (lowest, inferior, worst)
- पदम् (padam) - foot (as a body part) (foot, step, place, word)
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
Words meanings and morphology
उत्तमाङ्गम् (uttamāṅgam) - excellent limb, best part, head
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttamāṅga
uttamāṅga - excellent limb, best part, the head
Bahuvrihi compound: uttama (excellent) + aṅga (limb)
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (uttama+aṅga)
- uttama – excellent, best, highest, supreme
adjective (masculine)
Superlative degree from ud (up) + -tama
Prefix: ut - aṅga – limb, body part, division, constituent
noun (neuter)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'śiras'.
शिरस् (śiras) - head
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras
śiras - head
Note: Subject.
तस्य (tasya) - of the cosmic person (puruṣa) or being referred to (of him, of it, his, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
मध्यमाङ्गम् (madhyamāṅgam) - middle limb, mediocre part
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of madhyamāṅga
madhyamāṅga - middle limb, middle part
Tatpurusha compound: madhyama (middle) + aṅga (limb)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (madhyama+aṅga)
- madhyama – middle, central, intermediate, mediocre
adjective (masculine) - aṅga – limb, body part, division, constituent
noun (neuter)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'uraḥsthalam'.
उरःस्थलम् (uraḥsthalam) - chest region, breast
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uraḥsthala
uraḥsthala - chest region, breast, sternum
Tatpurusha compound: uras (chest) + sthala (place)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (uras+sthala)
- uras – chest, breast
noun (neuter) - sthala – place, region, ground
noun (neuter)
Note: Subject.
जङ्घाद्वयम् (jaṅghādvayam) - pair of thighs/shanks, two thighs
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jaṅghādvaya
jaṅghādvaya - pair of thighs/shanks, two thighs
Tatpurusha compound: jaṅghā (thigh) + dvaya (pair)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (jaṅghā+dvaya)
- jaṅghā – thigh, shank, leg
noun (feminine) - dvaya – pair, duo, two
noun (neuter)
Note: Although it refers to two thighs, 'dvayam' itself is singular neuter.
उदासीनम् (udāsīnam) - the indifferent part/category (indifferent, neutral, detached, passive)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of udāsīna
udāsīna - indifferent, neutral, detached, passive
Past Passive Participle
Derived from ud + ā + √ās (to sit)
Prefixes: ud+ā
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'jaṅghādvayam'.
अधमम् (adhamam) - the lowest part/category (lowest, inferior, worst)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adhama
adhama - inferior, lowest, worst
Superlative degree from adha (below) + -ma
Note: Predicate nominative for 'padam'.
पदम् (padam) - foot (as a body part) (foot, step, place, word)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pada
pada - foot, step, place, mark, word
From root pad (to go)
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Subject of 'ucyate'.
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
Passive voice formation of root vac (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Implied for all parts of the sentence, not just the last clause.