Brahma Purana — Krishna Slays the False Vasudeva and Burns Varanasi with the Sudarshana Chakra, Shloka 29
Devanagari script
ज्ञात्वा तं वासुदेवेन हतं तस्य सुतस् ततः पुरोहितेन सहितस् तोषयाम् आस शंकरम् //
Translation
This verse (no. 29) is regarded as a sacred utterance within the Purana, conveyed in an encyclopedic and reverent manner.
Word by Word
jñātvāhaving known
jñātvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootjñā (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), from √jñā; ‘having known’
tamhim
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
vāsudevenaby Vāsudeva
vāsudevena:
Karta (कर्ता) / Karaṇa (करण) (agent expressed in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootvāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
hatamslain
hatam:
Karma (कर्म) (of implied action ‘kill’)
TypeVerb
Roothan (धातु)
FormPast Passive Participle (क्त), Neuter/Masculine Accusative Singular agreeing with ‘tam’; ‘killed/slain’
tasyaof him
tasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
sutaḥson
sutaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsuta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kāla/Deśa-adhikaraṇa (काल/देश-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb (ततः) ‘then/from there’
purohitenawith the priest
purohitena:
Sahakārī (सहकारी) / Sahārtha-karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootpurohita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
sahitaḥaccompanied
sahitaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsahita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective to ‘sutaḥ’
toṣayām(he) pleased
toṣayām:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roottuṣ (धातु)
FormCausative (णिच्) stem toṣaya-; Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person Singular (प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन); in periphrastic construction with ‘āsa’
āsadid/was (aux.)
āsa:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person Singular; auxiliary with toṣayām
śaṃkaramŚaṅkara (Śiva)
śaṃkaram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
Speaker
Narratorial description (Vyāsa’s narration in context).