Brahma Purana — Shiva Proclaims the Supreme Path: Devotion to Vasudeva and the Yadu Lineage, Shloka 17
Devanagari script
न तस्मात् परमं भूतं त्रिषु लोकेषु किंचन सनातनो महाभागो गोविन्द इति विश्रुतः //
Translation
This verse (no. 17) is a sacred utterance of the Purāṇa and should be read with faith and reverence.
Word by Word
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negative particle)
tasmātthan him/from him
tasmāt:
Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
paramamhigher, supreme
paramam:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण
bhūtambeing, entity
bhūtam:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; ‘entity/being’
triṣuin the three
triṣu:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeAdjective
Roottri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण
lokeṣuworlds
lokeṣu:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootloka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन
kiṃcanaanything whatsoever
kiṃcana:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootkim + cana (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक + अव्यय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)
sanātanaḥeternal
sanātanaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
mahā-bhāgaḥgreatly fortunate, illustrious
mahā-bhāgaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महान् भागः यस्य/महाभागः
govindaḥGovinda
govindaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
TypeNoun
Rootgovinda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper epithet)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)
viśrutaḥrenowned, well-known
viśrutaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective of saḥ implied)
TypeAdjective
Rootvi-śru (श्रु धातु) → viśruta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘प्रसिद्धः’
Speaker
Śaṅkara (Śiva) speaking to the Ṛṣis.