Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 11
Jamadagni-Āśrama-Ākramaṇa (Attack on Jamadagni’s Hermitage) / जमदग्न्याश्रमाक्रमणम्
Devanagari script
भर्त्तारं निहतं भूमौ पतितं वीक्ष्य रेणुका / पपात मूर्च्छिता सद्यो लतेवाशनिताडिता
Transliteration
bharttāraṃ nihataṃ bhūmau patitaṃ vīkṣya reṇukā / papāta mūrcchitā sadyo latevāśanitāḍitā
Translation
Seeing her husband slain and fallen upon the ground, Renuka instantly collapsed in a faint, like a vine struck by lightning.
Word by Word
bhartāramhusband
bhartāram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
nihatamslain
nihatam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootni + han (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying ‘bhartāram’
bhūmauon the ground
bhūmau:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular
patitamfallen
patitam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpat (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying ‘bhartāram’
vīkṣyahaving seen
vīkṣya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootvīkṣ (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having seen’
reṇukāReṇukā
reṇukā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootreṇukā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
papātafell
papāta:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpat (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd Person, Singular; ‘she fell’
mūrcchitāfainted
mūrcchitā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmūrcch (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying ‘reṇukā’
sadyaḥimmediately
sadyaḥ:
Kāla (काल-अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadyaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
latāa creeper
latā:
Upamāna (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootlatā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; upamāna (standard of comparison)
ivalike
iva:
Upamāna-marker (उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormParticle of comparison (उपमा-अव्यय)
aśani-tāḍitāstruck by lightning
aśani-tāḍitā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootaśani + tāḍita (प्रातिपदिक; tāḍita from tāḍ ‘to strike’)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular; ‘struck by a thunderbolt’ qualifying ‘reṇukā/latā’