बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-90, verse-5
तदर्धं च तिलैः कुर्याद्राशिं च द्विजसत्तम ।
पृथक् त्रितयराशौ तु लिखेदष्टदलं बुधैः ॥५॥
पृथक् त्रितयराशौ तु लिखेदष्टदलं बुधैः ॥५॥
5. tadardhaṃ ca tilaiḥ kuryādrāśiṃ ca dvijasattama .
pṛthak tritayarāśau tu likhedaṣṭadalaṃ budhaiḥ.
pṛthak tritayarāśau tu likhedaṣṭadalaṃ budhaiḥ.
5.
tat ardham ca tilaiḥ kuryāt rāśim ca dvijasattama
pṛthak tritayarāśau tu likhet aṣṭadalam budhaiḥ
pṛthak tritayarāśau tu likhet aṣṭadalam budhaiḥ
5.
ca dvijasattama! tat ardham ca tilaiḥ rāśim kuryāt
tu budhaiḥ pṛthak tritayarāśau aṣṭadalam likhet
tu budhaiḥ pṛthak tritayarāśau aṣṭadalam likhet
5.
And, O best among the twice-born (dvija), one should also make a heap of half that quantity with sesame seeds (tila). Then, separately, on each of the three heaps, the wise should draw an eight-petaled (aṣṭadala) design.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - that previous quantity (of dehusked rice) (that)
- अर्धम् (ardham) - half of the previous quantity (half)
- च (ca) - and, also
- तिलैः (tilaiḥ) - with sesame seeds
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do/perform/make
- राशिम् (rāśim) - a heap, a pile
- च (ca) - and, also
- द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the Brahmins present or addressed (O best among the twice-born (Brahmins))
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart
- त्रितयराशौ (tritayarāśau) - on each of the three distinct heaps (paddy, dehusked rice, sesame) (on the three heaps)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- लिखेत् (likhet) - one should draw/write
- अष्टदलम् (aṣṭadalam) - an eight-petaled lotus design, often used for mandalas (an eight-petaled (lotus/design))
- बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the knowledgeable priests or ritual experts (by the wise ones, by scholars)
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - that previous quantity (of dehusked rice) (that)
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Part of the implied compound 'tadardham'.
अर्धम् (ardham) - half of the previous quantity (half)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ardha
ardha - half, part, side
Note: Refers to half the previously mentioned quantity (of dehusked rice).
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects with the previous instruction.
तिलैः (tilaiḥ) - with sesame seeds
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tila
tila - sesame seed, sesame plant
Note: Material for the third heap.
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do/perform/make
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ
Optative mood, active voice
Third person singular, active, optative
Root: kṛ (class 8)
राशिम् (rāśim) - a heap, a pile
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rāśi
rāśi - heap, pile, quantity, mass
Note: Object of 'kuryāt'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects this heap with the previous heaps.
द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the Brahmins present or addressed (O best among the twice-born (Brahmins))
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama
dvijasattama - best among the twice-born (dvija), best among Brahmins
Compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)
- dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
noun (masculine)
From dvi (two) + jan (born)
Root: jan (class 4) - sattama – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative suffix -tama added to sat (good, existing)
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Address to the recipient of the instruction.
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies 'likhet'.
त्रितयराशौ (tritayarāśau) - on each of the three distinct heaps (paddy, dehusked rice, sesame) (on the three heaps)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tritayarāśi
tritayarāśi - a group of three heaps, the three heaps
Compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (tritaya+rāśi)
- tritaya – a triad, group of three
noun (neuter)
From tri (three) + -taya suffix. - rāśi – heap, pile, quantity
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the three heaps: paddy, dehusked rice, sesame.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
लिखेत् (likhet) - one should draw/write
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of likh
Optative mood, active voice
Third person singular, active, optative
Root: likh (class 6)
Note: The implied agent is 'budhaiḥ'.
अष्टदलम् (aṣṭadalam) - an eight-petaled lotus design, often used for mandalas (an eight-petaled (lotus/design))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aṣṭadala
aṣṭadala - eight-petaled, an eight-petaled lotus design (often for mandalas)
Compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭan+dala)
- aṣṭan – eight
numeral - dala – petal, leaf, portion
noun (neuter)
Note: Object of 'likhet'.
बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the knowledgeable priests or ritual experts (by the wise ones, by scholars)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of budha
budha - wise, learned, a wise person, an enlightened one, the planet Mercury
From root budh-
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Agent of the action 'likhet'.