Brahma Purana — Shiva Proclaims the Supreme Path: Devotion to Vasudeva and the Yadu Lineage, Shloka 4
Devanagari script
मुनय ऊचुः त्रिलोचन नमस् ते ऽस्तु दक्षक्रतुविनाशन पृच्छामस् त्वां जगन्नाथ संशयं हृदि संस्थितम् //
Translation
This verse provides only the marker “4” and no Sanskrit text, so a meaningful translation cannot be given.
Word by Word
munayaḥthe sages
munayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
trilocanaO three-eyed one
trilocana:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Roottri + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहि: यस्य लोचनानि त्रीणि सः (Śiva)
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Salutation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
Formनिपात/अव्यय (interjection-like indeclinable used in salutation)
teto you
te:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम
astumay it be
astu:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
dakṣakratuvināśanaO destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice
dakṣakratuvināśana:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Rootdakṣa + kratu + vināśana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: दक्षस्य क्रतोः विनाशनः (destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice)
pṛcchāmaḥwe ask
pṛcchāmaḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprach (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
tvāmyou
tvām:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम
jagannāthaO lord of the world
jagannātha:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Rootjagat + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जगतः नाथः
saṃśayamdoubt
saṃśayam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
hṛdiin (our) heart
hṛdi:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Roothṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
saṃsthitamsituated; abiding
saṃsthitam:
Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃ + sthita (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √sthā)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, saṃśayam इति विशेषणम्
Speaker
Sages address Śiva directly.