Tṛtīya Aṃśa, Caturtha Adhyāya

इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे तृतीयांशे तृतीयो ऽध्यायः आद्यो वेदश् चतुष्पादः शतसाहस्रसंमितः ततो दशगुणः कृत्स्नो यज्ञो ऽयं सर्वकामधुक्

[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe tṛtīyāṃśe tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] ādyo vedaś catuṣpādaḥ śatasāhasrasaṃmitaḥ tato daśaguṇaḥ kṛtsno yajño 'yaṃ sarvakāmadhuk

[3.4.1] ā- (“unto, fully”) + dyo that the whole offering

Word make-up

[[iti (इति): [[iti is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śrīviṣṇupurāṇe (श्रीविष्णुपुराणे): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
tṛtīyāṃśe (तृतीयांशे): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
tṛtīyo (तृतीयो): tṛtīyo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'dhyāyaḥ (ऽध्यायः): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
]]: ]] is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ādyo (आद्यो): ā- (“unto, fully”) + dyo; ā- (“unto, fully”) + dyo.
vedaś (वेदश्): vedaś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
catuṣpādaḥ (चतुष्पादः): The core matches the root pā, “to protect / to drink.”
śatasāhasrasaṃmitaḥ (शतसाहस्रसंमितः): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
tato (ततो): that; Inflected from tat. Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
daśaguṇaḥ (दशगुणः): daśaguṇaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
kṛtsno (कृत्स्नो): the whole; Inflected from kṛtsna. From kṛt, related to cutting/completing: the whole, entire.
yajño (यज्ञो): offering; From yaj, “to offer, to worship, to stretch toward the gods.” The offering. Not merely “sacrifice” as killing.
'yaṃ (ऽयं): 'yaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sarvakāmadhuk (सर्वकामधुक्): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.”

ततो ऽत्र मत्सुतो व्यासो ऽष्टाविंशतितमे ऽन्तरे वेदम् एकं चतुष्पादं चतुर्धा व्यभजत् प्रभुः

tato 'tra matsuto vyāso 'ṣṭāviṃśatitame 'ntare vedam ekaṃ catuṣpādaṃ caturdhā vyabhajat prabhuḥ

[3.4.2] that The sage Vyāsa veda one

Word make-up

tato (ततो): that; Inflected from tat. Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
'tra (ऽत्र): 'tra is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
matsuto (मत्सुतो): matsuto is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vyāso (व्यासो): The sage Vyāsa; Inflected from vyāsa. vi-as, “to throw apart”: the arranger, the divider (of the Veda). The sage Vyāsa.
'ṣṭāviṃśatitame (ऽष्टाविंशतितमे): 'ṣṭāviṃśatitame is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'ntare (ऽन्तरे): 'ntare is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vedam (वेदम्): veda; From vid, “to know.” Knowledge; the Veda.
ekaṃ (एकं): one; eka: one. The one, a single.
catuṣpādaṃ (चतुष्पादं): The core matches the root pā, “to protect / to drink.”
caturdhā (चतुर्धा): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
vyabhajat (व्यभजत्): The core matches the root bhaj, “to share, to resort to.”
prabhuḥ (प्रभुः): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + bhuḥ.

यथा तु तेन वै व्यस्ता वेदव्यासेन धीमता वेदास् तथा समस्तैस् तैर् व्यस्ता व्यासैस् तथा मया

yathā tu tena vai vyastā vedavyāsena dhīmatā vedās tathā samastais tair vyastā vyāsais tathā mayā

[3.4.3] as but by that indeed knowing (Veda) so so by me

Word make-up

yathā (यथा): as; ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
tena (तेन): by that; Instrumental of tad: “by that.”
vai (वै): indeed; Particle of emphasis: “indeed.”
vyastā (व्यस्ता): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
vedavyāsena (वेदव्यासेन): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
dhīmatā (धीमता): dhīmatā is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vedās (वेदास्): knowing (Veda); From vid, “to know.” Knowing; then the Veda as the knowing-text. The word is “knowing,” not a book-title first.
tathā (तथा): so; ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”
samastais (समस्तैस्): The core matches the root as, “to be.” sam- (“together”) + astais.
tair (तैर्): tair is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vyastā (व्यस्ता): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
vyāsais (व्यासैस्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
tathā (तथा): so; ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”
mayā (मया): by me; Instrumental of asmad: “by me.”

तद् अनेनैव वेदानां शाखाभेदान् द्विजोत्तम चतुर्युगेषु रचितान् समस्तेष्व् अवधारय

tad anenaiva vedānāṃ śākhābhedān dvijottama caturyugeṣu racitān samasteṣv avadhāraya

[3.4.4] that twice-born

Word make-up

tad (तद्): that; Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
anenaiva (अनेनैव): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.” a- (“not”) + nenaiva.
vedānāṃ (वेदानां): The core matches the root dā, “to give.”
śākhābhedān (शाखाभेदान्): The core matches the root dā, “to give.”
dvijottama (द्विजोत्तम): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
caturyugeṣu (चतुर्युगेषु): caturyugeṣu is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
racitān (रचितान्): The core matches the root cit, “to perceive, to notice.”
samasteṣv (समस्तेष्व्): The core matches the root as, “to be.” sam- (“together”) + asteṣv.
avadhāraya (अवधारय): The core matches the root vad, “to say.” ava- (“down, off”) + dhāraya.

कृष्णद्वैपायनं व्यासं विद्धि नारायणं प्रभुम् को ऽन्यो हि भुवि मैत्रेय महाभारतकृद् भवेत्

kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ vyāsaṃ viddhi nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum ko 'nyo hi bhuvi maitreya mahābhāratakṛd bhavet

[3.4.5] The sage Vyāsa know for

Word make-up

kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ (कृष्णद्वैपायनं): The core matches the root kṛṣ, “to drag, to plough.”
vyāsaṃ (व्यासं): The sage Vyāsa; Inflected from vyāsa. vi-as, “to throw apart”: the arranger, the divider (of the Veda). The sage Vyāsa.
viddhi (विद्धि): know; From vid, “to know” (vetti, viduḥ, viddhi) or “to be found” (vidyate). Knows; they know; is found; know!
nārāyaṇaṃ (नारायणं): nārāyaṇaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
prabhum (प्रभुम्): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + bhum.
ko (को): ko is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'nyo (ऽन्यो): 'nyo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
hi (हि): for; Particle: “for, because, indeed” — marks a reason or emphasis.
bhuvi (भुवि): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.”
maitreya (मैत्रेय): maitreya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
mahābhāratakṛd (महाभारतकृद्): The core matches the root kṛ, “to do, to make.”
bhavet (भवेत्): bhavet is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

तेन व्यस्ता यथा वेदा मत्पुत्रेण महात्मना द्वापरे ह्य् अत्र मैत्रेय तन् मे शृणु यथार्थतः

tena vyastā yathā vedā matputreṇa mahātmanā dvāpare hy atra maitreya tan me śṛṇu yathārthataḥ

[3.4.6] by that as knowing (Veda) here my hearing

Word make-up

tena (तेन): by that; Instrumental of tad: “by that.”
vyastā (व्यस्ता): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
yathā (यथा): as; ya- + thā: “in which way, as.”
vedā (वेदा): knowing (Veda); From vid, “to know.” Knowing; then the Veda as the knowing-text. The word is “knowing,” not a book-title first.
matputreṇa (मत्पुत्रेण): matputreṇa is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
mahātmanā (महात्मना): The core matches the root man, “to think.”
dvāpare (द्वापरे): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
hy (ह्य्): hy is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
atra (अत्र): here; a- + tra: “in this place.” Here.
maitreya (मैत्रेय): maitreya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tan (तन्): The core matches the root tan, “to stretch.”
me (मे): my; Enclitic of asmad: “my / to me / by me,” from the stem asmad “I.”
śṛṇu (शृणु): hearing; From śru, “to hear.” Hear!; hears; having heard; heard.
yathārthataḥ (यथार्थतः): yathārthataḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

ब्रह्मणा चोदितो व्यासो वेदान् व्यस्तुं प्रचक्रमे अथ शिष्यान् स जग्राह चतुरो वेदपारगान्

brahmaṇā codito vyāso vedān vyastuṃ pracakrame atha śiṣyān sa jagrāha caturo vedapāragān

[3.4.7] that-which-is-vast (brahman) The sage Vyāsa knowing (Veda) then pupil he four

Word make-up

brahmaṇā (ब्रह्मणा): that-which-is-vast (brahman); Neuter of brahman, from bṛh, “to grow, to swell, to be vast.” It names that which is vast — an entity, not a person. The creator god is a different word, Brahmā (masculine). A brāhmaṇa is a person of that class.
codito (चोदितो): codito is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vyāso (व्यासो): The sage Vyāsa; Inflected from vyāsa. vi-as, “to throw apart”: the arranger, the divider (of the Veda). The sage Vyāsa.
vedān (वेदान्): knowing (Veda); From vid, “to know.” Knowing; then the Veda as the knowing-text. The word is “knowing,” not a book-title first.
vyastuṃ (व्यस्तुं): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
pracakrame (प्रचक्रमे): The core matches the root kram, “to step.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + cakrame.
atha (अथ): then; Particle: “then, now” — starts a new move.
śiṣyān (शिष्यान्): pupil; Inflected from śiṣya. From śās, “to instruct.” One to be instructed; a pupil.
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
jagrāha (जग्राह): jagrāha is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
caturo (चतुरो): four; Inflected from catur. catur: four.
vedapāragān (वेदपारगान्): The core matches the root pā, “to protect / to drink.”

ऋग्वेदश्रावकं पैलं जग्राह स महामुनिः वैशम्पायननामानं यजुर्वेदस्य चाग्रहीत्

ṛgvedaśrāvakaṃ pailaṃ jagrāha sa mahāmuniḥ vaiśampāyananāmānaṃ yajurvedasya cāgrahīt

[3.4.8] he

Word make-up

ṛgvedaśrāvakaṃ (ऋग्वेदश्रावकं): ṛgvedaśrāvakaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
pailaṃ (पैलं): pailaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
jagrāha (जग्राह): jagrāha is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
mahāmuniḥ (महामुनिः): mahāmuniḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vaiśampāyananāmānaṃ (वैशम्पायननामानं): The core matches the root śam, “to be calm.”
yajurvedasya (यजुर्वेदस्य): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
cāgrahīt (चाग्रहीत्): The core matches the root grah, “to grasp.”

जैमिनिं सामवेदस्य तथैवाथर्ववेदवित् सुमन्तुस् तस्य शिष्यो ऽभूद् वेदव्यासस्य धीमतः

jaiminiṃ sāmavedasya tathaivātharvavedavit sumantus tasya śiṣyo 'bhūd vedavyāsasya dhīmataḥ

[3.4.9] of that pupil

Word make-up

jaiminiṃ (जैमिनिं): jaiminiṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sāmavedasya (सामवेदस्य): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
tathaivātharvavedavit (तथैवाथर्ववेदवित्): tathaivātharvavedavit is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sumantus (सुमन्तुस्): The core matches the root man, “to think.” su- (“well, good”) + mantus.
tasya (तस्य): of that; Genitive of tad: “of that, his.”
śiṣyo (शिष्यो): pupil; Inflected from śiṣya. From śās, “to instruct.” One to be instructed; a pupil.
'bhūd (ऽभूद्): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
vedavyāsasya (वेदव्यासस्य): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
dhīmataḥ (धीमतः): dhīmataḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

रोमहर्षणनामानं महाबुद्धिं महामुनिः सूतं जग्राह शिष्यं स इतिहासपुराणयोः

romaharṣaṇanāmānaṃ mahābuddhiṃ mahāmuniḥ sūtaṃ jagrāha śiṣyaṃ sa itihāsapurāṇayoḥ

[3.4.10] charioteer pupil he

Word make-up

romaharṣaṇanāmānaṃ (रोमहर्षणनामानं): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
mahābuddhiṃ (महाबुद्धिं): mahābuddhiṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
mahāmuniḥ (महामुनिः): mahāmuniḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sūtaṃ (सूतं): charioteer; Inflected from sūta. sūta: charioteer; also “born.” Sañjaya is addressed as sūta in the frame elsewhere; here often the bard.
jagrāha (जग्राह): jagrāha is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śiṣyaṃ (शिष्यं): pupil; Inflected from śiṣya. From śās, “to instruct.” One to be instructed; a pupil.
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
itihāsapurāṇayoḥ (इतिहासपुराणयोः): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”

आर्षादि बहुधा स्थानं देवर्षिरचिताश्रयम्

ārṣādi bahudhā sthānaṃ devarṣiracitāśrayam

[3.4.10.2:1] ā- (“unto, fully”) + rṣādi standing

Word make-up

ārṣādi (आर्षादि): ā- (“unto, fully”) + rṣādi; ā- (“unto, fully”) + rṣādi.
bahudhā (बहुधा): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
sthānaṃ (स्थानं): standing; From sthā, “to stand.” Standing-place; stood; having stood; stands.
devarṣiracitāśrayam (देवर्षिरचिताश्रयम्): The core matches the root cit, “to perceive, to notice.”

इतिहासम् इति प्रोक्तं स्थविष्ठाद्भुतकर्मयुक्

itihāsam iti proktaṃ sthaviṣṭhādbhutakarmayuk

[3.4.10.2:2] thus spoken forth

Word make-up

itihāsam (इतिहासम्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
iti (इति): thus; Quotative particle: “thus” — closes speech or thought.
proktaṃ (प्रोक्तं): spoken forth; pra-vac, “to speak forth.” Spoken forth; he has said forth.
sthaviṣṭhādbhutakarmayuk (स्थविष्ठाद्भुतकर्मयुक्): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”

एक आसीद् यजुर्वेदस् तं चतुर्धा व्यकल्पयत् चातुर्होत्रम् अभूद् यस्मिंस् तेन यज्ञम् अथाकरोत्

eka āsīd yajurvedas taṃ caturdhā vyakalpayat cāturhotram abhūd yasmiṃs tena yajñam athākarot

[3.4.11] one him by that offering a- (“not”) + thākarot

Word make-up

eka (एक): one; eka: one. The one, a single.
āsīd (आसीद्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.” ā- (“unto, fully”) + sīd.
yajurvedas (यजुर्वेदस्): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
taṃ (तं): him; Accusative masculine of tad: “him, that.”
caturdhā (चतुर्धा): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
vyakalpayat (व्यकल्पयत्): vyakalpayat is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
cāturhotram (चातुर्होत्रम्): The core matches the root ram, “to rest, to delight.”
abhūd (अभूद्): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.” a- (“not”) + bhūd.
yasmiṃs (यस्मिंस्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
tena (तेन): by that; Instrumental of tad: “by that.”
yajñam (यज्ञम्): offering; From yaj, “to offer, to worship, to stretch toward the gods.” The offering. Not merely “sacrifice” as killing.
athākarot (अथाकरोत्): a- (“not”) + thākarot; a- (“not”) + thākarot.

आध्वर्यवं यजुर्भिस् तु ऋग्भिर् होत्रं तथा मुनिः औद्गात्रं सामभिश् चक्रे ब्रह्मत्वं चाप्य् अथर्वभिः

ādhvaryavaṃ yajurbhis tu ṛgbhir hotraṃ tathā muniḥ audgātraṃ sāmabhiś cakre brahmatvaṃ cāpy atharvabhiḥ

[3.4.12] ā- (“unto, fully”) + dhvaryavaṃ but so silent thinker a- (“not”) + udgātraṃ a- (“not”) + tharvabhiḥ

Word make-up

ādhvaryavaṃ (आध्वर्यवं): ā- (“unto, fully”) + dhvaryavaṃ; ā- (“unto, fully”) + dhvaryavaṃ.
yajurbhis (यजुर्भिस्): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
ṛgbhir (ऋग्भिर्): ṛgbhir is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
hotraṃ (होत्रं): hotraṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tathā (तथा): so; ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”
muniḥ (मुनिः): silent thinker; From man, “to think,” or maun “silence.” The thinker / the silent one.
audgātraṃ (औद्गात्रं): a- (“not”) + udgātraṃ; a- (“not”) + udgātraṃ.
sāmabhiś (सामभिश्): sāmabhiś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
cakre (चक्रे): cakre is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
brahmatvaṃ (ब्रह्मत्वं): brahmatvaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
cāpy (चाप्य्): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
atharvabhiḥ (अथर्वभिः): a- (“not”) + tharvabhiḥ; a- (“not”) + tharvabhiḥ.

ततः स ऋच उद्धृत्य ऋग्वेदं कृतवान् मुनिः यजूंषि च यजुर्वेदं सामवेदं च सामभिः

tataḥ sa ṛca uddhṛtya ṛgvedaṃ kṛtavān muniḥ yajūṃṣi ca yajurvedaṃ sāmavedaṃ ca sāmabhiḥ

[3.4.13] then he silent thinker and and

Word make-up

tataḥ (ततः): then; From tad + tas: “from that, then.”
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
ṛca (ऋच): ṛca is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
uddhṛtya (उद्धृत्य): The core matches the root dhṛ, “to hold.” ud- (“up, out”) + dhṛtya.
ṛgvedaṃ (ऋग्वेदं): ṛgvedaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
kṛtavān (कृतवान्): The core matches the root kṛ, “to do, to make.”
muniḥ (मुनिः): silent thinker; From man, “to think,” or maun “silence.” The thinker / the silent one.
yajūṃṣi (यजूंषि): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
yajurvedaṃ (यजुर्वेदं): The core matches the root yaj, “to offer.”
sāmavedaṃ (सामवेदं): sāmavedaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
sāmabhiḥ (सामभिः): sāmabhiḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

राज्ञस् त्व् अथर्ववेदेन सर्वकर्माणि स प्रभुः कारयाम् आस मैत्रेय ब्रह्मत्वं च यथास्थितिः

rājñas tv atharvavedena sarvakarmāṇi sa prabhuḥ kārayām āsa maitreya brahmatvaṃ ca yathāsthitiḥ

[3.4.14] king a- (“not”) + tharvavedena he and

Word make-up

rājñas (राज्ञस्): king; From rāj, “to shine, to rule.” The shining ruler; a king.
tv (त्व्): tv is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
atharvavedena (अथर्ववेदेन): a- (“not”) + tharvavedena; a- (“not”) + tharvavedena.
sarvakarmāṇi (सर्वकर्माणि): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
prabhuḥ (प्रभुः): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.” pra- (“forth, forward”) + bhuḥ.
kārayām (कारयाम्): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
āsa (आस): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
maitreya (मैत्रेय): maitreya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
brahmatvaṃ (ब्रह्मत्वं): brahmatvaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
yathāsthitiḥ (यथास्थितिः): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”

सो ऽयम् एको महावेदतरुस् तेन पृथक्कृतः चतुर्धा तु ततो जातं वेदपादपकाननम्

so 'yam eko mahāvedatarus tena pṛthakkṛtaḥ caturdhā tu tato jātaṃ vedapādapakānanam

[3.4.15] one by that but that is born

Word make-up

so (सो): so is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'yam (ऽयम्): 'yam is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
eko (एको): one; Inflected from eka. eka: one. The one, a single.
mahāvedatarus (महावेदतरुस्): mahāvedatarus is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tena (तेन): by that; Instrumental of tad: “by that.”
pṛthakkṛtaḥ (पृथक्कृतः): The core matches the root kṛ, “to do, to make.”
caturdhā (चतुर्धा): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
tato (ततो): that; Inflected from tat. Neuter of tad: “that.” From the demonstrative stem ta-.
jātaṃ (जातं): is born; From jan, “to be born.” Is born; born.
vedapādapakānanam (वेदपादपकाननम्): The core matches the root nam, “to bow.”

बिभेद प्रथमं विप्र पैल ऋग्वेदपादपम् इन्द्रप्रमतये प्रादाद् बाष्कलाय च संहिते

bibheda prathamaṃ vipra paila ṛgvedapādapam indrapramataye prādād bāṣkalāya ca saṃhite

[3.4.16] pra- (“forth, forward”) + thamaṃ vi- (“apart, asunder”) + pra and beneficial

Word make-up

bibheda (बिभेद): bibheda is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
prathamaṃ (प्रथमं): pra- (“forth, forward”) + thamaṃ; pra- (“forth, forward”) + thamaṃ.
vipra (विप्र): vi- (“apart, asunder”) + pra; vi- (“apart, asunder”) + pra.
paila (पैल): paila is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ṛgvedapādapam (ऋग्वेदपादपम्): The core matches the root pā, “to protect / to drink.”
indrapramataye (इन्द्रप्रमतये): The core matches the root ram, “to rest, to delight.”
prādād (प्रादाद्): The core matches the root dā, “to give.”
bāṣkalāya (बाष्कलाय): bāṣkalāya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
saṃhite (संहिते): beneficial; saṃ- (“together”) joined to hite. From dhā, “to place”: well-placed, beneficial. Together the form means saṃ + that sense.

चतुर्धा स बिभेदाथ बाष्कलो निजसंहिताम् बौध्यादिभ्यो ददौ तास् तु शिष्येभ्यः स महामतिः

caturdhā sa bibhedātha bāṣkalo nijasaṃhitām baudhyādibhyo dadau tās tu śiṣyebhyaḥ sa mahāmatiḥ

[3.4.17] he but pupil he

Word make-up

caturdhā (चतुर्धा): The core matches the root dhā, “to place.”
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
bibhedātha (बिभेदाथ): The core matches the root dā, “to give.”
bāṣkalo (बाष्कलो): bāṣkalo is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
nijasaṃhitām (निजसंहिताम्): The core matches the root as, “to be.” ni- (“down, in”) + jasaṃhitām.
baudhyādibhyo (बौध्यादिभ्यो): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
dadau (ददौ): dadau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tās (तास्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
śiṣyebhyaḥ (शिष्येभ्यः): pupil; Inflected from śiṣya. From śās, “to instruct.” One to be instructed; a pupil.
sa (स): he; Nominative singular masculine of tad: “he, that one.”
mahāmatiḥ (महामतिः): mahāmatiḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

बौध्याग्निमाठरौ तद्वद् याज्ञवल्क्यपराशरौ प्रतिशाखास् तु शाखायास् तस्यास् ते जगृहुर् मुने

baudhyāgnimāṭharau tadvad yājñavalkyaparāśarau pratiśākhās tu śākhāyās tasyās te jagṛhur mune

[3.4.18] but you

Word make-up

baudhyāgnimāṭharau (बौध्याग्निमाठरौ): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
tadvad (तद्वद्): The core matches the root vad, “to say.”
yājñavalkyaparāśarau (याज्ञवल्क्यपराशरौ): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
pratiśākhās (प्रतिशाखास्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.” prati- (“back, against, toward each”) + śākhās.
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
śākhāyās (शाखायास्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
tasyās (तस्यास्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
te (ते): you; Enclitic of yuṣmad (“your / to you”) or nominative plural of tad (“they”). Sense follows the verse.
jagṛhur (जगृहुर्): The core matches the root hu, “to pour the offering.”
mune (मुने): mune is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

इन्द्रप्रमतिर् एकां तु संहितां स्वसुतं ततः माण्डुकेयं महात्मानं मैत्रेयाध्यापयत् तदा

indrapramatir ekāṃ tu saṃhitāṃ svasutaṃ tataḥ māṇḍukeyaṃ mahātmānaṃ maitreyādhyāpayat tadā

[3.4.19] but saṃ- (“together”) + hitāṃ then then

Word make-up

indrapramatir (इन्द्रप्रमतिर्): The core matches the root ram, “to rest, to delight.”
ekāṃ (एकां): ekāṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
saṃhitāṃ (संहितां): saṃ- (“together”) + hitāṃ; saṃ- (“together”) + hitāṃ.
svasutaṃ (स्वसुतं): The core matches the root vas, “to dwell.”
tataḥ (ततः): then; From tad + tas: “from that, then.”
māṇḍukeyaṃ (माण्डुकेयं): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
mahātmānaṃ (महात्मानं): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
maitreyādhyāpayat (मैत्रेयाध्यापयत्): The core matches the root āp, “to reach.”
tadā (तदा): then; ta- + dā: “at that time, then.”

तस्य शिष्यप्रशिष्येभ्यः पुत्रशिष्यान् क्रमाद् ययौ

tasya śiṣyapraśiṣyebhyaḥ putraśiṣyān kramād yayau

[3.4.20] of that

Word make-up

tasya (तस्य): of that; Genitive of tad: “of that, his.”
śiṣyapraśiṣyebhyaḥ (शिष्यप्रशिष्येभ्यः): The core matches the root iṣ, “to wish, to send.”
putraśiṣyān (पुत्रशिष्यान्): The core matches the root yā, “to go.”
kramād (क्रमाद्): The core matches the root kram, “to step.”
yayau (ययौ): yayau is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

वेदमित्रस् तु शाकल्यः संहितां ताम् अधीतवान् चकार संहिताः पञ्च शिष्येभ्यः प्रददौ च ताः

vedamitras tu śākalyaḥ saṃhitāṃ tām adhītavān cakāra saṃhitāḥ pañca śiṣyebhyaḥ pradadau ca tāḥ

[3.4.21] but saṃ- (“together”) + hitāṃ a- (“not”) + dhītavān beneficial five pupil pra- (“forth, forward”) + dadau and

Word make-up

vedamitras (वेदमित्रस्): The core matches the root dam, “to tame.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
śākalyaḥ (शाकल्यः): śākalyaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
saṃhitāṃ (संहितां): saṃ- (“together”) + hitāṃ; saṃ- (“together”) + hitāṃ.
tām (ताम्): tām is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
adhītavān (अधीतवान्): a- (“not”) + dhītavān; a- (“not”) + dhītavān.
cakāra (चकार): cakāra is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
saṃhitāḥ (संहिताः): beneficial; saṃ- (“together”) joined to hitāḥ. From dhā, “to place”: well-placed, beneficial. Together the form means saṃ + that sense.
pañca (पञ्च): five; pañcan: five.
śiṣyebhyaḥ (शिष्येभ्यः): pupil; Inflected from śiṣya. From śās, “to instruct.” One to be instructed; a pupil.
pradadau (प्रददौ): pra- (“forth, forward”) + dadau; pra- (“forth, forward”) + dadau.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
tāḥ (ताः): tāḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

तस्य शिष्यास् तु ये पञ्च तेषां नामानि मे शृणु मुद्गलो गालवश् चैव वात्स्यः शालीय एव च शिशिरः पञ्चमश् चासीत् मैत्रेय सुमहामुनिः

tasya śiṣyās tu ye pañca teṣāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu mudgalo gālavaś caiva vātsyaḥ śālīya eva ca śiśiraḥ pañcamaś cāsīt maitreya sumahāmuniḥ

[3.4.22] of that but who five of them name my hearing just and su- (“well, good”) + mahāmuniḥ

Word make-up

tasya (तस्य): of that; Genitive of tad: “of that, his.”
śiṣyās (शिष्यास्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
tu (तु): but; Particle: “but, then, now” — a turn or a slight contrast.
ye (ये): who; Nominative plural of yad: “who, which.” Relative stem ya-.
pañca (पञ्च): five; pañcan: five.
teṣāṃ (तेषां): of them; Genitive plural of tad: “of them.”
nāmāni (नामानि): name; nāman: name, from a root of bending/marking. The name.
me (मे): my; Enclitic of asmad: “my / to me / by me,” from the stem asmad “I.”
śṛṇu (शृणु): hearing; From śru, “to hear.” Hear!; hears; having heard; heard.
mudgalo (मुद्गलो): The core matches the root mud, “to be glad.”
gālavaś (गालवश्): gālavaś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
caiva (चैव): caiva is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vātsyaḥ (वात्स्यः): vātsyaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śālīya (शालीय): śālīya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
eva (एव): just; Particle of restriction or emphasis: “only, just, indeed.”
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
śiśiraḥ (शिशिरः): śiśiraḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
pañcamaś (पञ्चमश्): pañcamaś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
cāsīt (चासीत्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
maitreya (मैत्रेय): maitreya is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
sumahāmuniḥ (सुमहामुनिः): su- (“well, good”) + mahāmuniḥ; su- (“well, good”) + mahāmuniḥ.

एतानि पञ्चनामानि संहितायाः समाश्रिताः

etāni pañcanāmāni saṃhitāyāḥ samāśritāḥ

[3.4.22.3] these beneficial

Word make-up

etāni (एतानि): these; Inflected from etān. Accusative plural of etad: “these.”
pañcanāmāni (पञ्चनामानि): The core matches the root mā, “to measure.”
saṃhitāyāḥ (संहितायाः): beneficial; saṃ- (“together”) joined to hitāyāḥ. From dhā, “to place”: well-placed, beneficial. Together the form means saṃ + that sense.
samāśritāḥ (समाश्रिताः): The core matches the root śri, “to lean.” sam- (“together”) + āśritāḥ.

संहितात्रितयं चक्रे शाकपूणिर् अथेतरः निरुक्तम् अकरोत् तद्वच् चतुर्थं मुनिसत्तम

saṃhitātritayaṃ cakre śākapūṇir athetaraḥ niruktam akarot tadvac caturthaṃ munisattama

[3.4.23] saṃ- (“together”) + hitātritayaṃ a- (“not”) + thetaraḥ said a- (“not”) + karot

Word make-up

saṃhitātritayaṃ (संहितात्रितयं): saṃ- (“together”) + hitātritayaṃ; saṃ- (“together”) + hitātritayaṃ.
cakre (चक्रे): cakre is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
śākapūṇir (शाकपूणिर्): The core matches the root pū, “to purify.”
athetaraḥ (अथेतरः): a- (“not”) + thetaraḥ; a- (“not”) + thetaraḥ.
niruktam (निरुक्तम्): said; nir- (“out, without”) joined to uktam. Past participle of vac: said. Together the form means nir + that sense.
akarot (अकरोत्): a- (“not”) + karot; a- (“not”) + karot.
tadvac (तद्वच्): The core matches the root vac, “to speak.”
caturthaṃ (चतुर्थं): caturthaṃ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
munisattama (मुनिसत्तम): munisattama is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

क्रौञ्चो वैतालकिस् तद्वद् बलाकश् च महामुनिः निरुक्तश् च चतुर्थो ऽभूद् वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः

krauñco vaitālakis tadvad balākaś ca mahāmuniḥ niruktaś ca caturtho 'bhūd vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ

[3.4.24] and nir- (“out, without”) + uktaś and accomplished in Vedas and limbs

Word make-up

krauñco (क्रौञ्चो): krauñco is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
vaitālakis (वैतालकिस्): vaitālakis is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
tadvad (तद्वद्): The core matches the root vad, “to say.”
balākaś (बलाकश्): balākaś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
mahāmuniḥ (महामुनिः): mahāmuniḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
niruktaś (निरुक्तश्): nir- (“out, without”) + uktaś; nir- (“out, without”) + uktaś.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
caturtho (चतुर्थो): caturtho is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
'bhūd (ऽभूद्): The core matches the root bhū, “to be, to come to be.”
vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ (वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः): accomplished in Vedas and limbs; veda + vedāṅga + pāraga. Accomplished in the Vedas and their limbs.

इत्य् एताः प्रतिशाखाभ्यो ऽप्य् अनुशाखा द्विजोत्तम बाष्कलश् चापरास् तिस्रः संहिताः कृतवान् द्विज शिष्यः कालायनिर् गार्ग्यस् तृतीयश् च तथा जवः

ity etāḥ pratiśākhābhyo 'py anuśākhā dvijottama bāṣkalaś cāparās tisraḥ saṃhitāḥ kṛtavān dvija śiṣyaḥ kālāyanir gārgyas tṛtīyaś ca tathā javaḥ

[3.4.25] prati- (“back, against, toward each”) + śākhābhyo twice-born beneficial twice-born pupil and so

Word make-up

ity (इत्य्): ity is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
etāḥ (एताः): etāḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
pratiśākhābhyo (प्रतिशाखाभ्यो): prati- (“back, against, toward each”) + śākhābhyo; prati- (“back, against, toward each”) + śākhābhyo.
'py (ऽप्य्): 'py is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
anuśākhā (अनुशाखा): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.” anu- (“along, after”) + śākhā.
dvijottama (द्विजोत्तम): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
bāṣkalaś (बाष्कलश्): bāṣkalaś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
cāparās (चापरास्): The core matches the root ās, “to sit.”
tisraḥ (तिस्रः): tisraḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
saṃhitāḥ (संहिताः): beneficial; saṃ- (“together”) joined to hitāḥ. From dhā, “to place”: well-placed, beneficial. Together the form means saṃ + that sense.
kṛtavān (कृतवान्): The core matches the root kṛ, “to do, to make.”
dvija (द्विज): twice-born; dvi-ja “twice-born.” dvija-uttama: upmost of the twice-born.
śiṣyaḥ (शिष्यः): pupil; From śās, “to instruct.” One to be instructed; a pupil.
kālāyanir (कालायनिर्): The core matches the root an, “to breathe.”
gārgyas (गार्ग्यस्): The core matches the root as, “to be.”
tṛtīyaś (तृतीयश्): tṛtīyaś is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ca (च): and; Enclitic particle: “and, also.”
tathā (तथा): so; ta- + thā: “in that way, so.”
javaḥ (जवः): javaḥ is used as a grammatical form in this verse.

इत्य् एते बह्वृचाः प्रोक्ताः संहिता यैः प्रवर्तिताः

ity ete bahvṛcāḥ proktāḥ saṃhitā yaiḥ pravartitāḥ

[3.4.26] these spoken forth beneficial who pra- (“forth, forward”) + vartitāḥ

Word make-up

ity (इत्य्): ity is used as a grammatical form in this verse.
ete (एते): these; Nominative plural of etad: “these.”
bahvṛcāḥ (बह्वृचाः): The core matches the root vṛ, “to cover / to choose.”
proktāḥ (प्रोक्ताः): spoken forth; Inflected from prokta. pra-vac, “to speak forth.” Spoken forth; he has said forth.
saṃhitā (संहिता): beneficial; saṃ- (“together”) joined to hitā. From dhā, “to place”: well-placed, beneficial. Together the form means saṃ + that sense.
yaiḥ (यैः): who; Inflected from ya. Nominative singular of yad: “who, which.”
pravartitāḥ (प्रवर्तिताः): pra- (“forth, forward”) + vartitāḥ; pra- (“forth, forward”) + vartitāḥ.

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