Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 47
Kārttavīrya-vadha (Death of Karttavīrya) / Bhārgava Rāma’s Battle with the King’s Sons
Devanagari script
भार्गव उवाच अहो श्रुतमपूर्वं किं वचनं तव वक्त्रतः / ब्रान्त्या विनिर्गतं वापि हास्यार्थमथवोदितम्
Transliteration
bhārgava uvāca aho śrutamapūrvaṃ kiṃ vacanaṃ tava vaktrataḥ / brāntyā vinirgataṃ vāpi hāsyārthamathavoditam
Translation
Bhārgava said: “Alas! What unheard-of words have I just heard from your mouth? Did they slip out in delusion, or were they spoken in jest?”
Word by Word
bhārgavaḥBhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
bhārgavaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; vocative sense possible in narration, but form is nominative
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (वच्-धातु)
FormPerfect/Liṭ (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
ahoalas!/oh!
aho:
Bhāva (भाव/Exclamation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootaho (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, exclamation (विस्मयादि-निपात)
śrutamheard
śrutam:
Karma (कर्म/That which is heard)
TypeNoun
Rootśru (श्रु-धातु) → śruta (कृदन्त, क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; used predicatively 'heard'
apūrvamunprecedented
apūrvam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootapūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifying śrutam/vacanam
kimwhat?
kim:
Prashna (प्रश्न/Interrogative)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; interrogative pronoun
vacanamstatement/words
vacanam:
Karma (कर्म/Object/content)
TypeNoun
Rootvacana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
tavayour
tava:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (त्वद्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; 2nd person pronoun
vaktrataḥfrom (your) mouth
vaktrataḥ:
Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
TypeNoun
Rootvaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; 'from the mouth'
brāntyāthrough delusion
brāntyā:
Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु, Instrument/Cause)
TypeNoun
Rootbrānti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
vinirgatamuttered/come out
vinirgatam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootvi-nis-gam (गम्-धातु) → vinirgata (कृदन्त, क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifying vacanam
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, disjunctive conjunction
apieven
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle
hāsya-arthamfor joking
hāsya-artham:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
TypeNoun
Roothāsya (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'for the purpose of laughter/joking'
athavāor else
athavā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootathavā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, conjunction (विकल्प), 'or else'
uditamspoken
uditam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootvad (वद्-धातु) → udita (कृदन्त, क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifying vacanam