Brahma Purana — The Naimittika and Prākṛta Dissolutions: Cosmic Absorption into Viṣṇu, Shloka 15
Devanagari script
प्रनष्टे गन्धतन्मात्रे भवत्य् उर्वी जलात्मिका आपस् तदा प्रवृत्तास् तु वेगवत्यो महास्वनाः //
Translation
Dieser Vers (Nr. 15) ist ein heiliges Wort der Purana, geeignet für Andacht und wissenschaftliche Betrachtung.
Word by Word
pranaṣṭewhen (it is) destroyed
pranaṣṭe:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√naś (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त; क्तप्रत्यय), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन), Neuter/impersonal locative absolute usage
gandha-tanmātrein the smell-tanmātra
gandha-tanmātre:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootgandha (प्रातिपदिक) + tanmātra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'gandhasya tanmātram' = subtle element of smell
bhavatibecomes
bhavati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
urvīearth/ground
urvī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rooturvī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
jala-ātmikāwater-natured
jala-ātmikā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootjala (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmikā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'jalasya ātmā yasyāḥ' = consisting of water
āpaḥwaters
āpaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootāp (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
tadāthen
tadā:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
pravṛttāḥset in motion/flowing forth
pravṛttāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√vṛt (धातु)
FormPast participle (क्त; क्तप्रत्यय), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic
vega-vatyaḥswift/impetuous
vega-vatyaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvega (प्रातिपदिक) + vatī (प्रातिपदिक/तद्धित)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); possessive suffix -vatī
mahā-svanāḥloud-roaring
mahā-svanāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + svana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); karmadhāraya: 'mahān svanaḥ yāsām' = having great sound
Speaker
Narrator/teacher to ‘dvijāḥ’ (contextual)