Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 118
Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
Devanagari script
पराभवाय देवानामसुरेष्वभयावहान् / एवमुक्तो ऽब्रवीद्देवो मन्त्रानिच्छसि वै द्विज
Transliteration
parābhavāya devānāmasureṣvabhayāvahān / evamukto 'bravīddevo mantrānicchasi vai dvija
Translation
For the triumph of the Devas and to cast fear upon the Asuras— thus addressed, the Deva replied: “O dvija, do you indeed seek the mantras?”
Word by Word
parābhavāyafor the defeat
parābhavāya:
Sampradāna/Purpose (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootparābhava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)
asureṣuamong the asuras
asureṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन)
abhaya-āvahānbringing fearlessness
abhaya-āvahān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootabhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (कर्मधारय/उपपद-तत्पुरुष sense: अभयं आवहति इति); Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)
evamthus
evam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevaṃ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
uktaḥ(having been) addressed/said to
uktaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
abravītsaid
abravīt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√brū (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
devaḥthe god
devaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
mantrānmantras
mantrān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)
icchasiyou desire
icchasi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√iṣ (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात-प्रयोग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
dvijaO twice-born
dvija:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)