Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 20
गणेश-एकदन्त-उत्पत्तिः (Origin of Gaṇeśa’s Single Tusk) / Bhārgava–Gaṇeśa Encounter
Devanagari script
मेघश्यामो विशदवदनो रत्नकेयूरहारो विद्युद्वासा मकरसदृशे कुण्डले संदधानः / बर्हापीडं मणिगणयुतं बिभ्रदीषत्स्मितास्यो गोपीनाथो गदितसुयशाः कौस्तुभोद्भासिवक्षाः
Transliteration
meghaśyāmo viśadavadano ratnakeyūrahāro vidyudvāsā makarasadṛśe kuṇḍale saṃdadhānaḥ / barhāpīḍaṃ maṇigaṇayutaṃ bibhradīṣatsmitāsyo gopīnātho gaditasuyaśāḥ kaustubhodbhāsivakṣāḥ
Translation
Dark as a raincloud, with a radiant face, adorned with jeweled armlets and garlands, clad like lightning, wearing makara-shaped earrings; bearing a peacock-feather crown set with gems, with a gentle smile—Gopīnātha, whose fair fame is sung, His chest shining with the Kaustubha jewel.
Word by Word
megha-śyāmaḥdark like a cloud
megha-śyāmaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootmegha (प्रातिपदिक) + śyāma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; epithet
viśada-vadanaḥwith a bright/clear face
viśada-vadanaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootviśada (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
ratna-keyūra-hāraḥ(wearing) gem-studded armlets and necklace
ratna-keyūra-hāraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootratna (प्रातिपदिक) + keyūra (प्रातिपदिक) + hāra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; 'keyūra-hāra' = armlets and necklace; qualified by 'ratna' (gem-studded)
vidyut-vāsāḥclad like lightning (in shining garments)
vidyut-vāsāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootvidyut (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; 'vāsas' in -āḥ nominative sg (irregular stem)
makara-sadṛśein/with (two) makara-like
makara-sadṛśe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmakara (प्रातिपदिक) + sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन); agreeing with 'kuṇḍale'
kuṇḍalein the two earrings
kuṇḍale:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Dual; 'in the two earrings' (or 'with respect to the two earrings')
saṃdadhānaḥwearing/placing (on)
saṃdadhānaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√dhā (धा धातु) with prefix sam-; present participle (शतृ)
FormPresent active participle (वर्तमानकाले शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; parasmaipada sense
barha-āpīḍama peacock-feather crest
barha-āpīḍam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbarha (प्रातिपदिक) + āpīḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; object of 'bibhrat'
maṇi-gaṇa-yutamadorned with groups of gems
maṇi-gaṇa-yutam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootmaṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त; √yuj युज्, PPP)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifying 'barhāpīḍam'
bibhratbearing
bibhrat:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√bhṛ (भृ धातु); present participle (शतृ)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
īṣat-smita-āsyaḥwith a slightly smiling face
īṣat-smita-āsyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootīṣat (अव्यय) + smita (कृदन्त; √smi स्मि, PPP) + āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; 'īṣat' = slightly (adverbial)
gopī-nāthaḥLord of the gopīs
gopī-nāthaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgopī (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
gadita-su-yaśāḥwhose excellent fame is proclaimed
gadita-su-yaśāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootgadita (कृदन्त; √gad गद्, PPP) + su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; bahuvrīhi: 'whose good fame is spoken'
kaustubha-udbhāsi-vakṣāḥwhose chest shines with the Kaustubha gem
kaustubha-udbhāsi-vakṣāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootkaustubha (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhāsin (प्रातिपदिक) + vakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; bahuvrīhi: 'whose chest shines with the Kaustubha (gem)'