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

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
prāpte yūpa-ucchraye tasminप्राप्ते यूप-उच्छ्रये तस्मिन्when the raising of the sacrificial posts had arrivedLocative singular (absolute)
ṣaḍ bailvāḥ khādirāḥ tathāषड् बैल्वाः खादिराः तथाsix of Bilva wood, and likewise [six] of KhadiraNominative plural
tāvantaḥ bilva-sahitāḥतावन्तः बिल्व-सहिताःthat many together with BilvaNominative plural
parṇinaḥ ca tathā apareपर्णिनः च तथा अपरेand likewise others of ParnaNominative plural

Shloka 1.14.23

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
śleṣmātaka-mayaḥ tu ekaḥश्लेष्मातक-मयः तु एकःone was made of Shleshmataka woodNominative singular
deva-dāru-mayaḥ tathāदेव-दारु-मयः तथाand likewise one of DevadaruNominative singular
dvāu eva vihitau tatraद्वाउ एव विहितौ तत्रthose two only were provided thereNominative dual
bāhu-vyasta-parigrahauबाहु-व्यस्त-परिग्रहौrequiring the grasp of many armsNominative dual

Reference: 1.14.22-23 · Bāla Kāṇḍa