Shloka 14.22-23Unverified draft
प्राप्ते यूपोच्छ्रये तस्मिन्षड्बैल्वा: खादिरास्तथा। तावन्तो बिल्वसहिता: पर्णिनश्च तथापरे।।1.14.20।। श्लेष्मातकमयस्त्वेको देवदारुमयस्तथा। द्वावेव विहितौ तत्र बाहुव्यस्तपरिग्रहौ।।1.14.21।।
Meaning
When the time came to erect the sacrificial posts, six of bilva wood, six of khadira, and as many of parni wood were set up, along with one of sleshmataka and two of devadaru wood — the two devadaru posts placed at a distance of two outstretched arms.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.14.22
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| prāpte yūpa-ucchraye tasmin | प्राप्ते यूप-उच्छ्रये तस्मिन् | when the raising of the sacrificial posts had arrived | Locative singular (absolute) |
| ṣaḍ bailvāḥ khādirāḥ tathā | षड् बैल्वाः खादिराः तथा | six of Bilva wood, and likewise [six] of Khadira | Nominative plural |
| tāvantaḥ bilva-sahitāḥ | तावन्तः बिल्व-सहिताः | that many together with Bilva | Nominative plural |
| parṇinaḥ ca tathā apare | पर्णिनः च तथा अपरे | and likewise others of Parna | Nominative plural |
Shloka 1.14.23
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| śleṣmātaka-mayaḥ tu ekaḥ | श्लेष्मातक-मयः तु एकः | one was made of Shleshmataka wood | Nominative singular |
| deva-dāru-mayaḥ tathā | देव-दारु-मयः तथा | and likewise one of Devadaru | Nominative singular |
| dvāu eva vihitau tatra | द्वाउ एव विहितौ तत्र | those two only were provided there | Nominative dual |
| bāhu-vyasta-parigrahau | बाहु-व्यस्त-परिग्रहौ | requiring the grasp of many arms | Nominative dual |
Reference: 1.14.22-23 · Bāla Kāṇḍa