Brahma Purana — Devagama Tirtha on the Godavari: Devas, Asuras, and the Victory through Hari-Hara, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
अग्निर् इन्द्रो ऽथ वरुणस् त्वष्टा पूषा तथाश्विनौ मरुतो लोकपालाश् च नानायुद्धविशारदाः //
Translation
This verse (no. 9) should be read with reverence and careful attention, so that its true meaning is rightly understood.
Word by Word
agniḥAgni
agniḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootagni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)
indraḥIndra
indraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootindra (प्रातिपदic)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)
athathen/and
atha:
Vākyārambha (वाक्यारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle/conj.: ‘then/and’)
varuṇaḥVaruṇa
varuṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvaruṇa (प्रातिपदic)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)
tvaṣṭāTvaṣṭṛ
tvaṣṭā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottvaṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदic)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)
pūṣāPūṣan
pūṣā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpūṣan (प्रातिपदic)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)
tathāalso/likewise
tathā:
Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
aśvinauthe Aśvins (twins)
aśvinau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootaśvin (प्रातिपदic)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), द्विवचन (du.)
marutaḥthe Maruts
marutaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmarut (प्रातिपदic)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.)
lokapālāḥguardians of the worlds
lokapālāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootloka + pāla (प्रातिपदic)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘world’ + ‘protector’), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
nānāyuddhaviśāradāḥskilled in various battles
nānāyuddhaviśāradāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnānā + yuddha + viśārada (प्रातिपदic)
Formबहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समाससन्निकर्षः; व्यवहारतः कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (‘various’ + ‘battle’ + ‘skilled’), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.)
Speaker
Brahmā narrating to Nārada