Brahma Purana — The Threefold Suffering and the Path to Ultimate Dissolution, Shloka 17
Devanagari script
कण्टकैर् इव तुन्नाङ्गः क्रकचैर् इव दारितः पूतिव्रणान् निपतितो धरण्यां क्रिमिको यथा //
Translation
This entry provides only the number “17” and no Sanskrit text, so a meaningful translation cannot be given.
Word by Word
kaṇṭakaiḥwith thorns
kaṇṭakaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkaṇṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (Masculine), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural)
ivaas if/like
iva:
Upamāna-sūcaka (उपमानसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormUpamā-avyaya (comparative particle)
tunna-aṅgaḥhaving pierced limbs
tunna-aṅgaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Roottunna (PPP of tud/tuṇḍ?) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: tunnaṃ aṅgaṃ yasya saḥ (whose limbs are pierced)
krakacaiḥwith saws
krakacaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkrakaca (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (Masculine), Tṛtīyā (Instrumental, 3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural)
ivalike
iva:
Upamāna-sūcaka (उपमानसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormUpamā-avyaya (comparative particle)
dāritaḥtorn, split
dāritaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛ (धातु)
FormKta (PPP), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; passive sense
pūti-vraṇānfoul wounds
pūti-vraṇān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpūti + vraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd), Bahuvacana (Plural); karmadhāraya: pūtayaḥ vraṇāḥ (foul wounds)
nipatitaḥfallen
nipatitaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootni-pat (धातु)
FormKta (PPP), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
dharaṇyāmon the earth
dharaṇyām:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (Feminine), Saptamī (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana (Singular)
krimikaḥa worm
krimikaḥ:
Upamāna (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootkrimika (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)
yathājust as
yathā:
Upamāna-sūcaka (उपमानसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
FormUpamā-avyaya (comparative/illustrative indeclinable)
Speaker
Narratorial instruction (speaker not identified in excerpt)