Brahma Purana — Devagama Tirtha on the Godavari: Devas, Asuras, and the Victory through Hari-Hara, Shloka 4
Devanagari script
देवानां यज्ञभागांश् च दातॄन् घ्नन्त्य् असुरास् ततः ततः सुरगणाः सर्वे यज्ञभागैर् विना कृताः //
Translation
This verse contains: “4” — a reference number in the sacred text, aiding study and exegesis.
Word by Word
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)
yajña-bhāgānshares in the sacrifice
yajña-bhāgān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञस्य भागः)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)
dātṝnthe givers/donors
dātṝn:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)
ghnantithey kill/strike
ghnanti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roothan (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
asurāḥthe demons
asurāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
tataḥthen/thereupon
tataḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; तदर्थ-अपादान/क्रमवाचक (then/thereupon)
tataḥagain/thereafter
tataḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; पुनरुक्त-क्रमवाचक (again/thereafter)
sura-gaṇāḥthe hosts of gods
sura-gaṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां गणाः)
sarveall
sarve:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
yajña-bhāgaiḥwith/by sacrificial shares
yajña-bhāgaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootyajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञस्य भागः)
vināwithout
vinā:
Vyatireka (व्यतिरेक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvinā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपात (preposition-like particle)
kṛtāḥwere made/became
kṛtāḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
Speaker
Brahmā narrating to Nārada