बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-86, verse-8
अष्टोत्तरशतं वापि अष्टविंशतिरेव वा ।
अभिषेकं तथा कुर्यात् दम्पत्योश्च सुपुत्रयोः ॥८॥
अभिषेकं तथा कुर्यात् दम्पत्योश्च सुपुत्रयोः ॥८॥
8. aṣṭottaraśataṃ vāpi aṣṭaviṃśatireva vā .
abhiṣekaṃ tathā kuryāt dampatyośca suputrayoḥ.
abhiṣekaṃ tathā kuryāt dampatyośca suputrayoḥ.
8.
aṣṭottaraśatam vā api aṣṭaviṃśatiḥ eva vā
abhiṣekaṃ tathā kuryāt dampatyoḥ ca suputrayoḥ
abhiṣekaṃ tathā kuryāt dampatyoḥ ca suputrayoḥ
8.
One should perform the anointing (abhiṣeka) ritual, either 108 times or 28 times, for the couple and their well-behaved sons.
Words meanings summery:
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- अष्टोत्तरशतम् (aṣṭottaraśatam) - one hundred and eight (times) (one hundred and eight)
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - also, even
- अष्टविंशतिः (aṣṭaviṁśatiḥ) - twenty-eight (times) (twenty-eight)
- एव (eva) - only, indeed
- वा (vā) - or
- अभिषेकं (abhiṣekaṁ) - the ritual anointing (an anointing, ritual bath)
- तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should perform
- दम्पत्योः (dampatyoḥ) - for the husband and wife (for the couple, of the couple)
- च (ca) - and
- सुपुत्रयोः (suputrayoḥ) - for their well-behaved or virtuous sons (for good sons, of good sons)
Words meanings and morphology
अष्टोत्तरशतम् (aṣṭottaraśatam) - one hundred and eight (times) (one hundred and eight)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aṣṭottaraśata
aṣṭottaraśata - one hundred and eight
Compound type : karmadhāraya (aṣṭan+uttara+śata)
- aṣṭan – eight
numeral - uttara – exceeding, subsequent, later
adjective (neuter) - śata – hundred
noun (neuter)
Note: Used here as an object denoting quantity.
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
अष्टविंशतिः (aṣṭaviṁśatiḥ) - twenty-eight (times) (twenty-eight)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of aṣṭaviṃśati
aṣṭaviṁśati - twenty-eight
Compound type : karmadhāraya (aṣṭan+viṃśati)
- aṣṭan – eight
numeral - viṃśati – twenty
noun (feminine)
Note: Used as a numerical quantity.
एव (eva) - only, indeed
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अभिषेकं (abhiṣekaṁ) - the ritual anointing (an anointing, ritual bath)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiṣeka
abhiṣeka - anointing, libation, consecration, ritual bath
Prefix: abhi
Root: sic
तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner
(indeclinable)
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, one should perform
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
दम्पत्योः (dampatyoḥ) - for the husband and wife (for the couple, of the couple)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of dampati
dampati - a husband and wife, a couple, master of the house
Note: Can also be locative, but genitive 'for' fits context better.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सुपुत्रयोः (suputrayoḥ) - for their well-behaved or virtuous sons (for good sons, of good sons)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of suputra
suputra - having good sons, a good son, virtuous son
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+putra)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - putra – son
noun (masculine)
Note: Parallel to dampatyoḥ.