Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 123
Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
Devanagari script
मन्त्रार्थं तत्र वसति ब्रह्म चर्यं महेश्वरे / तद्बुद्ध्वा नीतिपूर्वं तु राष्ट्रं न्यस्तं तदासुरैः
Transliteration
mantrārthaṃ tatra vasati brahma caryaṃ maheśvare / tadbuddhvā nītipūrvaṃ tu rāṣṭraṃ nyastaṃ tadāsuraiḥ
Translation
For the sake of the mantra’s purpose he dwells there, observing brahmacarya before Maheśvara; knowing this, the Asuras then, in accordance with sound polity, entrusted the realm.
Word by Word
mantrārthamfor the purpose of the mantra
mantrārtham:
Karma (कर्म) (goal/purpose as object of motion/intent)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: ‘for the sake/purpose of mantra’ (goal)
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक)
vasatidwells, stays
vasati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvas (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
brahmaBrahma; sacred/holy
brahma:
Karma (कर्म) (as part of object phrase)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) (used as qualifier in compound sense with caryam)
caryamconduct, celibate discipline
caryam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootcarya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘conduct/practice’; together ‘brahmacaryam’ intended
maheśvarein/with Maheśvara (Śiva)
maheśvare:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmaheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
tatthat
tat:
Karma (कर्म) (object of absolutive)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
buddhvāhaving understood
buddhvā:
Kriyā (क्रिया) (prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootbudh (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वान्त, gerund), ‘having known/understood’
nītipūrvamprudently, according to policy
nītipūrvam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnīti (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyayībhāva compound used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषण): ‘in accordance with policy/preceded by proper conduct’
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), particle (निपात) expressing contrast/emphasis
rāṣṭramkingdom, realm
rāṣṭram:
Karma (कर्म) (object implied with ‘nyastam’)
TypeNoun
Rootrāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
nyastamentrusted, handed over
nyastam:
Karma (कर्म) (predicate participle)
TypeAdjective
Rootni-as (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormKṛdanta past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन), agreeing with rāṣṭram; ‘entrusted/placed/handed over’
tadāthen
tadā:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), temporal adverb
asuraiḥby the asuras
asuraiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण) / Agent-in-passive (कर्तृ-तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)