Brahma Purana — Devagama Tirtha on the Godavari: Devas, Asuras, and the Victory through Hari-Hara, Shloka 20
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मोवाच प्रसन्नाभ्यां हरीशाभ्यां देवा जयम् अभीप्सितम् अवाप्य सर्वतो जग्मुः पालयन्तो दिवौकसः //
Translation
This verse (20) concludes by urging one to hear, study, and remember the Purāṇa, thereby receiving blessing and merit.
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)
prasannābhyāmby the gracious/pleased (two)
prasannābhyām:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprasanna (कृदन्त; pra√sad + क्त)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Dual (द्विवचन); past participle used adjectivally
harīśābhyāmby Hari and Īśa (Viṣṇu and Śiva)
harīśābhyām:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootharīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Dual (द्विवचन)
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
jayamvictory
jayam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootjaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
abhīpsitamdesired
abhīpsitam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootabhīpsita (कृदन्त; अभि√आप्/ईप्स् + क्त)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with jayam; desired (इष्ट)
avāpyahaving obtained
avāpya:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootava-√āp (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal (अव्ययभाव)
sarvataḥfrom all sides/everywhere
sarvataḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsarvatas (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)
jagmuḥwent
jagmuḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
pālayantaḥprotecting
pālayantaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootpālayant (कृदन्त; √pāl + शतृ)
FormPresent active participle (वर्तमानकृदन्त-शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with devāḥ
divaukasaḥthe dwellers of heaven
divaukasaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdivaukas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); apposition to devāḥ
Speaker
Brahmā narrating to a ‘son’ (frame-story listener)