Brahma Purana — Devagama Tirtha on the Godavari: Devas, Asuras, and the Victory through Hari-Hara, Shloka 15
Devanagari script
प्रसन्नाभीष्टदा या स्यात् पितॄणाम् अखिलस्य तु ततो देवगणाः सर्वे स्तुत्वा देवं महेश्वरम् अभयं चिन्तयाम् आसुस् ते सर्वे ऽथ परस्परम् //
Translation
Verse (15) concludes that hearing, reciting, and contemplating the Purana increases spiritual merit and wisdom.
Word by Word
prasanna-abhīṣṭa-dāgranting desired boons when pleased
prasanna-abhīṣṭa-dā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Describing subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootprasanna-abhīṣṭa-dā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अभीष्टं ददाति) + विशेषण (प्रसन्ना)
yāwho/which
yā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
syātmay be/is (would be)
syāt:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
pitṝṇāmof the ancestors (pitṛs)
pitṝṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन
akhilasyaof the whole/all
akhilasya:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootakhila (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण
tuindeed/but
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (but/indeed)
tataḥthereupon
tataḥ:
Kāla (काल/Sequence)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेतु/क्रमवाचक (thereupon/then)
deva-gaṇāḥgroups of gods
deva-gaṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva-gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां गणाः)
sarveall
sarve:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण
stutvāhaving praised
stutvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Anterior action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootstu (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)
devamthe god
devam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
maheśvaramMahēśvara (the great Lord)
maheśvaram:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः)
abhayamfearlessness/safety
abhayam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootabhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
cintayāmthey thought/pondered
cintayām:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootcint (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect) रूपम्; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; परिप्रयोगः: 'cintayām āsuḥ' = चिन्तयामासुः
āsuḥthey did (auxiliary)
āsuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; सहायकक्रिया (auxiliary with 'cintayām')
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
sarveall
sarve:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)
parasparammutually/among themselves
parasparam:
Rīti (रीति/Manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootparaspara (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
Formअव्यय; परस्परार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (mutually)
Speaker
Narrative voice describing the Devas’ actions