Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 66
Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
Devanagari script
ऋषय ऊचुः कथं देवासुरकृते तद्व्याहारमवाप्तवान् / एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामो वृत्तं देवासुरं कथम्
Transliteration
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kathaṃ devāsurakṛte tadvyāhāramavāptavān / etadveditumicchāmo vṛttaṃ devāsuraṃ katham
Translation
ঋষিসকলে ক’লে—দেৱ আৰু অসুৰৰ কৃত কাৰণত সেই ঘটনা কেনেকৈ ঘটিল? দেৱাসুৰৰ সেই বৃত্তান্ত কেনেকৈ, আমি জানিব বিচাৰোঁ।
Word by Word
ṛṣayaḥthe sages
ṛṣayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
kathamhow
katham:
Prashna (प्रश्न/Interrogative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkatham (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative adverb: 'how')
deva-asura-kṛtein/with regard to what was done by gods and asuras
deva-asura-kṛte:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Context)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समास: देवासुर (द्वन्द्व) + कृत ('done by') → देवासुरकृत
tatthat
tat:
Karma (कर्म/Object—referring to 'that')
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम (Pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
vyāhāramutterance / statement / transaction
vyāhāram:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvyāhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
avāptavānattained / obtained
avāptavān:
Karta (कर्ता—agent implied: 'he')
TypeVerb
Rootava-āp (धातु)
Formभूतकृदन्त (Past active participle/क्तवतु), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग; 'having obtained/attained'
etatthis
etat:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम (Pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
veditumto know
veditum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
TypeVerb
Rootvid (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), अर्थ: 'to know'
icchāmaḥwe desire
icchāmaḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootiṣ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
vṛttamthe account / what happened
vṛttam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
deva-asurampertaining to gods and asuras
deva-asuram:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समास: देवासुर (द्वन्द्व) used adjectivally qualifying vṛttam
kathamhow
katham:
Prashna (प्रश्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkatham (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative adverb)