Brahma Purana — Krishna Slays the False Vasudeva and Burns Varanasi with the Sudarshana Chakra, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
श्रीभगवान् उवाच निजचिह्नम् अहं चक्रं समुत्स्रक्ष्ये त्वयीति वै वाच्यश् च पौण्ड्रको गत्वा त्वया दूत वचो मम //
Translation
This verse (no. 9) of the Brahma Purana sets forth dharma and sacred knowledge in accordance with the Hindu tradition.
Word by Word
śrī-bhagavānthe Blessed Lord
śrī-bhagavān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśrī-bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
nija-cihnam(my) own emblem
nija-cihnam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnija + cihna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
ahamI
aham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
cakramdiscus
cakram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootcakra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
sam-utsrakṣyeI will cast/throw forth
sam-utsrakṣye:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsam + ut + sṛj (धातु)
FormFuture (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
tvayiupon you / at you
tvayi:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
vācyaḥto be spoken / should be said
vācyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootvacya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFuture passive participle/gerundive (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ, ‘to be said’), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
pauṇḍrakaḥPauṇḍraka
pauṇḍrakaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpauṇḍraka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
gatvāhaving gone
gatvā:
Kriyā (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having gone’
tvayāby you
tvayā:
Karta (कर्ता/agent in passive sense)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)
dūtaO messenger
dūta:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdūta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)
vacaḥwords/message
vacaḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvacas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
mamaof me / my
mama:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
Speaker
Kṛṣṇa (Śrī Bhagavān) speaks to Pauṇḍraka’s messenger