Brahma Purana — Devagama Tirtha on the Godavari: Devas, Asuras, and the Victory through Hari-Hara, Shloka 17
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मोवाच एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे पुत्र वाग् उवाचाशरीरिणी //
Translation
This verse (17) continues the account of Dharma and purāṇic tradition, offering guidance to the student.
Word by Word
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
etasminin this
etasmin:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन), demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally
antareinterval/time
antare:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootantara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)
putraO son
putra:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootputra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)
vāka voice/speech
vāk:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvāc (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācaspoke
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
aśarīriṇībodiless
aśarīriṇī:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roota-śarīrinī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
Speaker
Brahmā narrating to a ‘son’ (putra) audience within the frame-story