Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 21
Asamañjasa-tyāga (Abandoning Asamañjasa) — Sagara-carita Continuation
Devanagari script
देवा ऊचुः प्रसीद नो मुनिश्रेष्ठ वयं त्वां शरणं गताः / उपद्रुतं जगत्सर्वंसागरैः संप्रणश्यति
Transliteration
devā ūcuḥ prasīda no muniśreṣṭha vayaṃ tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ / upadrutaṃ jagatsarvaṃsāgaraiḥ saṃpraṇaśyati
Translation
The gods said: Be gracious to us, O best of sages; we have come to you for refuge. The whole world, afflicted, is perishing because of the oceans.
Word by Word
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormLiṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana; parasmaipada
prasīdabe gracious; be pleased
prasīda:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Request)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-sad (धातु)
FormLoṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada
naḥto us
naḥ:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormSarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive) / Dvitīyā (Accusative) Bahuvacana; here in sense of Dative/beneficiary 'to us' (asmābhyaḥ)
muni-śreṣṭhaO best of sages
muni-śreṣṭha:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (मुनीनाम् श्रेष्ठ)
vayamwe
vayam:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormSarvanāma, Prathamā, Bahuvacana
tvāmyou
tvām:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootyuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormSarvanāma, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana
śaraṇamrefuge
śaraṇam:
Gati/Karma (गति-कर्म/Goal as object)
TypeNoun
Rootśaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga (Neuter), Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; used adverbially with gam
gatāḥhave gone; have taken (refuge)
gatāḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
FormKṛdanta: Kta (past active/passive participle in usage), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; agrees with vayam/devāḥ
upadrutamafflicted; distressed
upadrutam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootupadruta (प्रातिपदिक; from upa-drav)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; here Prathamā agreeing with jagat
jagatthe world
jagat:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootjagat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
sarvamentire; all
sarvam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with jagat
sāgaraiḥby the oceans
sāgaraiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootsāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana
saṃpraṇaśyatiis perishing; is being destroyed
saṃpraṇaśyati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsaṃ-pra-naś (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada