Brahma Purana — Krishna Slays the False Vasudeva and Burns Varanasi with the Sudarshana Chakra, Shloka 30
Devanagari script
अविमुक्ते महाक्षेत्रे तोषितस् तेन शंकरः वरं वृणीष्वेति तदा तं प्रोवाच नृपात्मजम् //
Translation
Dieser Vers (Nr. 30) wird als heilige Lehre im Purana überliefert, feierlich und verständlich.
Word by Word
avimuktein Avimukta
avimukte:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootavimukta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; place-name ‘Avimukta’
mahā-kṣetrein the great holy region
mahā-kṣetre:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; कर्मधारय ‘great sacred field/region’
toṣitaḥpleased
toṣitaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (state of subject)
TypeVerb
Roottuṣ (धातु)
FormPast Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine Nominative Singular; agrees with ‘śaṃkaraḥ’
tenaby him
tena:
Karaṇa (करण) / Agent-in-passive
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
śaṃkaraḥŚaṅkara
śaṃkaraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
varama boon
varam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
vṛṇīṣvachoose
vṛṇīṣva:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvṛ (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd person Singular (मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन), Ātmanepada; ‘choose’
itithus
iti:
Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; quotative particle (इति)
tadāthen
tadā:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; temporal adverb (तदा)
tamhim
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
provācasaid
provāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra + vac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person Singular (प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन), Parasmaipada; ‘said/spoke’
nṛpa-ātmajamthe king’s son
nṛpa-ātmajam:
Karma (कर्म) (addressee/object of speech)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘king’s son’
Speaker
Śiva (Śaṅkara) addressing the Kāśī prince.