Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 21
Agastya’s Instruction on Bhakti and Mantra-Siddhi; Descent to Pātāla and the Hearing of Vaiṣṇavī Kathā
Devanagari script
छन्दो ऽनुष्टुब्देवता तु योगः कृष्णप्रियावहः / श्रीकृष्णः कमलानाथो वासुदेवः सनातनः
Transliteration
chando 'nuṣṭubdevatā tu yogaḥ kṛṣṇapriyāvahaḥ / śrīkṛṣṇaḥ kamalānātho vāsudevaḥ sanātanaḥ
Translation
The metre is Anuṣṭubh; the presiding deity-yoga brings Krishna’s favor. He is Śrī Krishna, Lord of the Lotus, Vāsudeva, the Eternal.
Word by Word
छन्दःmeter
छन्दः:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate item)
TypeNoun
Rootछन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
अनुष्टुप्Anuṣṭubh (meter)
अनुष्टुप्:
Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण/Predicate)
TypeNoun
Rootअनुष्टुप् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे (छन्दोनाम), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; छन्दोविशेषः
देवताpresiding deity
देवता:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate item)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; निपात (particle)
योगःapplication/connection (yoga)
योगः:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate item)
TypeNoun
Rootयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
कृष्णप्रियावहःbringing Krishna’s love/favor
कृष्णप्रियावहः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्णप्रियावह (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + प्रिय + आवह)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (योगः)
श्रीकृष्णःŚrī Krishna
श्रीकृष्णः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + कृष्ण)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
कमलानाथःlord of Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
कमलानाथः:
Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकमलानाथ (प्रातिपदिक; कमला + नाथ)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
वासुदेवःVāsudeva
वासुदेवः:
Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
सनातनःeternal
सनातनः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (श्रीकृष्णः)