Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 45
Kārttavīrya-vadha (Death of Karttavīrya) / Bhārgava Rāma’s Battle with the King’s Sons
Devanagari script
कामतो ऽकामतो वापि पश्येद्यः सुरतोन्मुखम् / स्त्रीविच्छेदो भवेत्तस्य ध्रुवं सप्रसु जन्मसु
Transliteration
kāmato 'kāmato vāpi paśyedyaḥ suratonmukham / strīvicchedo bhavettasya dhruvaṃ saprasu janmasu
Translation
Whoever, whether deliberately or inadvertently, looks upon one intent on sexual sport—surely for him there will be separation from women, even across many births.
Word by Word
kāmatasintentionally, out of desire
kāmatas:
Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkāma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), adverbial ablatival form (तसिल्-प्रत्यय), 'from desire/voluntarily'
akāmatasunintentionally
akāmatas:
Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
TypeIndeclinable
Roota-kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya, adverbial ablatival form (तसिल्), 'without desire/unintentionally'
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, disjunctive conjunction
apieven/also
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle (निपात), 'also/even'
paśyetshould see
paśyet:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (दृश्-धातु)
FormOptative/vidhiliṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun
surata-unmukhamone inclined toward sexual enjoyment
surata-unmukham:
Karma (कर्म/Object of seeing)
TypeAdjective
Rootsurata (प्रातिपदिक) + unmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष (viṣaya/artha): 'turned toward sexual union'
strī-vicchedaḥseparation from (one's) wife/women
strī-vicchedaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootstrī (प्रातिपदिक) + viccheda (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध): 'separation from women/wife'
bhavetwould occur
bhavet:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (भू-धातु)
FormOptative/vidhiliṅ, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
tasyaof him
tasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; demonstrative pronoun
dhruvamcertainly
dhruvam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootdhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya used adverbially (निश्चयार्थ), 'certainly'
sa-prasu(unclear)
sa-prasu:
Deśa-kāla-ādi (देशकालादि/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + prasu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyayībhāva compound used adverbially; reading uncertain: 'saprasu' likely 'sa-prasu' (with offspring?)
janmasuin births (lives)
janmasu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-time)
TypeNoun
Rootjanman (जन्मन्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)