Brahma Purana — Krishna Slays the False Vasudeva and Burns Varanasi with the Sudarshana Chakra, Shloka 13
Devanagari script
व्यास उवाच इत्य् उक्ते ऽपगते दूते संस्मृत्याभ्यागतं हरिः गरुत्मन्तं समारुह्य त्वरितं तत्पुरं ययौ //
Translation
This verse (no. 13) praises the merit of studying the Puranas and sharing knowledge for the welfare of all beings.
Word by Word
vyāsaḥVyāsa
vyāsaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)
uktewhen (this) was said
ukte:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locative absolute)
TypeAdjective
Rootukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vac धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Locative absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)
apagatewhen (he) had departed
apagate:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locative absolute)
TypeAdjective
Rootapagata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; apa+√gam धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Locative absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)
dūte(in the case of) the messenger
dūte:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; in locative absolute)
TypeNoun
Rootdūta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)
saṃsmṛtyahaving remembered
saṃsmṛtya:
Kriyā (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
TypeVerb
Rootsam + smṛ (धातु)
FormAbsolutive (ल्यप्), ‘having remembered’
abhyāgatamwhat had happened/come to pass
abhyāgatam:
Karma (कर्म; object of remembering)
TypeAdjective
Rootabhyāgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; abhi+ā+√gam धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally, Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
hariḥHari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
hariḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
garutmantaṃGaruḍa
garutmantaṃ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgarutmant (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
samāruhyahaving mounted
samāruhya:
Kriyā (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
TypeVerb
Rootsam + ā + ruh (धातु)
FormAbsolutive (ल्यप्), ‘having mounted’
tvaritamswiftly
tvaritam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottvarita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया), ‘quickly’
tat-puramthat city
tat-puram:
Karma (कर्म; destination)
TypeNoun
Roottat + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
yayauwent
yayau:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootyā (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
Speaker
Vyāsa narrates; Hari (Kṛṣṇa) acts