Brahma Purana — Devagama Tirtha on the Godavari: Devas, Asuras, and the Victory through Hari-Hara, Shloka 2
Devanagari script
तत्र वृत्तं समाख्यास्ये तव यत्नेन नारद देवानाम् असुराणां च स्पर्धाभूद् धनहेतवे //
Translation
This verse records: “2” — a numeric marker in the sacred text for citation and reference.
Word by Word
tatrathere/in that context
tatra:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
vṛttamthe account/occurrence
vṛttam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
samākhyāsyeI shall narrate
samākhyāsye:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ā-khyā (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
tavato you/for you
tava:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)
yatnenawith effort/carefully
yatnena:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootyatna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)
nāradaO Nārada
nārada:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootnārada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)
asurāṇāmof the demons
asurāṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)
spardhārivalry/competition
spardhā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootspardhā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
abhūtarose/was
abhūt:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
dhana-hetavefor the sake of wealth
dhana-hetave:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootdhana (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धनस्य हेतुः)
Speaker
Brahmā to Nārada