Brahma Purana — Krishna Slays the False Vasudeva and Burns Varanasi with the Sudarshana Chakra, Shloka 41
Devanagari script
कृत्वाक्षेमाम् अशेषां तां पुरीं वाराणसीं ययौ प्रभूतभृत्यपौरां तां साश्वमातङ्गमानवाम् //
Translation
This entry provides only the number “41” and no Sanskrit text; therefore a meaningful translation cannot be given.
Word by Word
kṛtvāhaving made
kṛtvā:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धाातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having made/done’
akṣemāmunsafe; ruined
akṣemām:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roota-kṣema (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘purīm/vārāṇasīm’
aśeṣāmentire; without remainder
aśeṣām:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roota-śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘tām purīm’
tāmthat
tām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देशक
purīmcity
purīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpurī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
vārāṇasīmVārāṇasī
vārāṇasīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvārāṇasī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘purīm’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य-विशेषणभावे नाम
yayauwent/returned
yayau:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√yā (धाातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
prabhūta-bhṛtya-paurāmhaving many servants and citizens
prabhūta-bhṛtya-paurām:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprabhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक) + paura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘tām (purīm)’
tāmthat
tām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-निर्देश
sa-aśva-mātaṅga-mānavāmwith horses, elephants, and men
sa-aśva-mātaṅga-mānavām:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsa (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + aśva (प्रातिपदिक) + mātaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘स’ = ‘सहित’ (with); विशेषण—‘tām (purīm)’
Speaker
Narrator to sages