Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 62
Jayantī–Kāvyā (Śukra) Saṃvāda: Varadāna and the Ten-Year Concealment
Devanagari script
ततः संवृतसन्नाहा देवास्तान्समयोधयन् / देवासुरे ततस्तस्मिन्वर्त्तमाने शतं समाः / अजयन्तासुरा देवान्नग्रा देवा अमन्त्रयन्
Transliteration
tataḥ saṃvṛtasannāhā devāstānsamayodhayan / devāsure tatastasminvarttamāne śataṃ samāḥ / ajayantāsurā devānnagrā devā amantrayan
Translation
Then the gods, fully armed in mail, fought them in fierce battle. The war between Devas and Asuras went on for a hundred years. At last the Asuras overcame the gods, and the gods were left helpless and without counsel.
Word by Word
tataḥthen/thereafter
tataḥ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
saṃvṛta-sannāhāḥhaving their armor/gear fastened, fully prepared
saṃvṛta-sannāhāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃvṛta (कृदन्त) + sannāha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying देवाः; compound कर्मधारय
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
tānthem
tān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
samayodhayanfought/attacked
samayodhayan:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootyudh (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); causative/denominative sense with prefix सम्-: ‘made fight/attacked in battle’
deva-asurebetween gods and asuras
deva-asure:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormLocative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन); द्वन्द्व compound meaning ‘among gods and asuras’
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
tasminin that (situation/time)
tasmin:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter/Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
varttamānewhile it was going on
varttamāne:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvṛt (धातु)
FormPresent participle (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन), Neuter/Masculine agreeing with tasmin; ‘while occurring/continuing’
śatama hundred
śatam:
Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootśata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially with time-span
samāḥyears
samāḥ:
Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsamā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
ajayanconquered
ajayan:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootji (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural; ‘conquered’
asurāḥthe asuras
asurāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
devānthe gods
devān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural
nagrāḥnaked, stripped (of armor)
nagrāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootnagna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; predicate adjective of देवाः
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
amantrayanconsulted/deliberated
amantrayan:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootmantr (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural; ‘consulted/deliberated’