Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 8
Paraśurāma’s Vow and Jamadagni’s Teaching on Kṣamā
Forbearance
Devanagari script
जमदग्निरुवाच श्रुणु राम प्रवक्ष्यामि सतां धर्मं सनातनम् / यच्छ्रुत्वा मानवाः सर्वे जायन्ते धर्मकारिणः
Transliteration
jamadagniruvāca śruṇu rāma pravakṣyāmi satāṃ dharmaṃ sanātanam / yacchrutvā mānavāḥ sarve jāyante dharmakāriṇaḥ
Translation
Jamadagni said: “Listen, O Rāma; I shall proclaim the eternal Dharma of the righteous—hearing it, all people become doers of Dharma.”
Word by Word
jamadagniḥJamadagni
jamadagniḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjamadagni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular; परस्मैपद
śruṇulisten
śruṇu:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular; परस्मैपद
rāmaO Rāma
rāma:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (आह्वान), एकवचन — Vocative, Singular
pravakṣyāmiI will explain
pravakṣyāmi:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-vac (धातु)
Formलृट् (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Future, 1st person, Singular; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-
satāmof the good (people)
satām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Plural
dharmamdharma; righteous duty
dharmam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular
sanātanameternal
sanātanam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण (dharmam-विशेषण)
yatwhich
yat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; सम्बन्धसूचक (which) referring to dharmam
śrutvāhaving heard
śrutvā:
Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) — Gerund/absolutive (having heard)
mānavāḥhumans
mānavāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmānava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural
sarveall
sarve:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; विशेषण (mānavāḥ-विशेषण)
jāyantebecome; are born (as)
jāyante:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjan (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd person, Plural; आत्मनेपद
dharmakāriṇaḥdoers of dharma
dharmakāriṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma + kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; विधेय (predicate nominative)