Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 97
Devanagari script
देव्य् उवाच यदर्थं तपसो ह्य् अस्य चरणं मे पितामह त्वम् एव तद् विजानीषे ततः पृच्छसि किं पुनः //
Translation
Diese Stelle vermerkt, dass «97» die Versnummer in diesem Abschnitt ist.
Word by Word
devīthe Goddess
devī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु; वच्)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
yad-arthamfor what purpose/for which reason
yad-artham:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyad + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास (adverbial: for which purpose), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable usage)
tapasaḥof austerity
tapasaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottapas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)
asyaof this
asya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)
caraṇamthe undertaking/practice (lit. performance)
caraṇam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootcaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
memy
me:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), enclitic
pitāmahaO Grandfather (Brahmā)
pitāmaha:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootpitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
tvamyou
tvam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
evaindeed/only
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle: only/indeed)
tatthat
tat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
vijānīṣeyou know clearly
vijānīṣe:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-√jñā (धातु; ज्ञा)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद
tataḥtherefore/then
tataḥ:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formतस्मात्/ततः इत्यर्थे अव्यय (therefore/from that)
pṛcchasiyou ask
pṛcchasi:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√prach (धातु; प्रच्छ्)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
kimwhat
kim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); प्रश्नवाचक
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
Formपुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (again)
Speaker
Devi speaks to Brahma (addressing him as Pitamaha).
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