Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 36
Asamañjasa-tyāga (Abandoning Asamañjasa) — Sagara-carita Continuation
Devanagari script
वाजिमेधं महायज्ञं कर्तुं चक्रे मनोरथम् / आहृत्य सर्वसंभारान्वसिष्ठानुमते तदा
Transliteration
vājimedhaṃ mahāyajñaṃ kartuṃ cakre manoratham / āhṛtya sarvasaṃbhārānvasiṣṭhānumate tadā
Translation
Then he resolved to perform the great sacrifice, the Vājimedha; and, with Vasiṣṭha’s consent, he had all the requisites gathered.
Word by Word
vāji-medhamAśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
vāji-medham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvāji (प्रातिपदिक) + medha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'horse-sacrifice'
mahā-yajñama great sacrifice
mahā-yajñam:
Karma (कर्म) (appositional)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'great sacrifice' (apposition to vāji-medham)
kartumto perform
kartum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
FormTumun-infinitive (तुमुन्), purpose infinitive
cakrehe resolved/made
cakre:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
FormLiṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana, Ātmanepada
manorathamintention/resolve
manoratham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmanoratha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana
āhṛtyahaving brought/collected
āhṛtya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roothṛ (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), with ā- prefix; indeclinable
sarva-saṃbhārānall the preparations/materials
sarva-saṃbhārān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya: 'all requisites/materials'
vasiṣṭha-anumatewith Vasiṣṭha’s approval
vasiṣṭha-anumate:
Hetu/Condition (हेतु/निमित्त)
TypeNoun
Rootvasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + anumati (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Saptamī (Locative/7th), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: 'in/with Vasiṣṭha's permission/approval'
tadāthen
tadā:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; time-adverb (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)