Brahma Purana — Devasthana Tirtha: Origin, Naming, and the Eighteen Sacred Fords, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मोवाच ततः सुरगणाः सर्वे राहुं चक्रुर् ग्रहानुगम् तं चापि मेघहासं ते चक्रू राक्षसपुंगवम् //
Translation
This entry provides only the numeral “9” as a verse marker; no Sanskrit text is supplied here for a full translation.
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)
tataḥthen/thereupon
tataḥ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)
sura-gaṇāḥthe hosts of gods
sura-gaṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (surāṇāṃ gaṇāḥ)
sarveall
sarve:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with sura-gaṇāḥ
rāhumRāhu
rāhum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
cakruḥmade/appointed
cakruḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
graha-anugamfollower of the planets
graha-anugam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootgraha (प्रातिपदिक) + anuga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (grahān anugacchati iti) qualifying rāhum
tamhim
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable conjunction (अव्यय-संबन्धबोधक)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable particle (अव्यय-निपात)
megha-hāsamMeghahāsa (name/epithet)
megha-hāsam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmegha (प्रातिपदिक) + hāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः (megha iva hāsaḥ yasya / megha-sadṛśa-hāsaḥ) as a proper name/epithet
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
cakruḥmade/appointed
cakruḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
rākṣasa-puṃgavamchief of the rākṣasas
rākṣasa-puṃgavam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + puṃgava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (rākṣasānāṃ puṃgavaḥ)
Speaker
Brahmā narrating to Nārada