Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 63
Jayantī–Kāvyā (Śukra) Saṃvāda: Varadāna and the Ten-Year Concealment
Devanagari script
देवा ऊचुः शण्डामर्कप्रभावेण जिताः स्मस्त्वसुरैर्वयम् / तस्माद्यज्ञं समुद्दिश्य कार्यं चात्महितं च यत्
Transliteration
devā ūcuḥ śaṇḍāmarkaprabhāveṇa jitāḥ smastvasurairvayam / tasmādyajñaṃ samuddiśya kāryaṃ cātmahitaṃ ca yat
Translation
The gods said: “By the power of Śaṇḍa and Amarka we have been conquered by the Asuras. Therefore, let us turn to the yajña and do what must be done for our own welfare.”
Word by Word
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural
śaṇḍāmarka-prabhāveṇaby the power of Śaṇḍa and Amarka
śaṇḍāmarka-prabhāveṇa:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśaṇḍāmarka (प्रातिपदिक; proper name) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष ‘by the power/influence of Śaṇḍa and Amarka’
jitāḥdefeated
jitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootji (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; predicate with ‘smaḥ’
smaḥare
smaḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), Parasmaipada, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural; ‘we are’
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle (निपात)
asuraiḥby the asuras
asuraiḥ:
Kartr̥/Agent-in-passive (कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
vayamwe
vayam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNominative, Plural (प्रथमा बहुवचन)
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAblative-form used adverbially (तस्मात्), ‘therefore/from that’
yajñama sacrifice
yajñam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyajña (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
samuddiśyahaving planned/aimed (at it)
samuddiśya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsam-ud-diś (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्) used as avyaya; ‘having intended/aimed at’
kāryamwhat must be done
kāryam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkārya (प्रातिपदिक; from √kṛ)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; predicate ‘to be done’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)
ātma-hitamself-interest, our welfare
ātma-hitam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक) + hita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष ‘benefit of self’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, conjunction
yatthat which
yat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; relative pronoun referring to kāryam/ātmahitam