Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 88
राज्याभिषेक-विभागः
Distribution of Sovereignties / Appointments of Cosmic Lords
Devanagari script
ऊर्द्ध्वरेता महातेजा दक्षशापात्तु नारदः / पुरा देवासुरे तस्मिन्संग्रामे तारकामये
Transliteration
ūrddhvaretā mahātejā dakṣaśāpāttu nāradaḥ / purā devāsure tasminsaṃgrāme tārakāmaye
Translation
By Dakṣa’s curse, Nārada became ūrdhvareta (steadfast in celibacy) and of great radiance; long ago, in that deva–asura war, the Tārakāmaya battle.
Word by Word
ऊर्द्ध्वरेताःone whose semen is held upward (celibate)
ऊर्द्ध्वरेताः:
कर्तृविशेषण (subject-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्द्ध्व + रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण to नारदः
महातेजाःof great splendor
महातेजाः:
कर्तृविशेषण (subject-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण to नारदः
दक्षशापात्from Dakṣa’s curse
दक्षशापात्:
अपादान (अपादान/Ablative source)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; Ablative singular; ‘from Dakṣa's curse’
तुhowever
तु:
सम्बन्धसूचक (discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/अन्वयबोधक अव्यय (particle)
नारदःNārada
नारदः:
कर्ता (कर्ता/Kartā)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular
पुराformerly
पुरा:
कालाधिकरण (temporal adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time: formerly)
देवासुरेin the (affair of) gods and demons
देवासुरे:
अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in (the conflict of) gods and asuras’
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular (pronoun)
संग्रामेin the battle
संग्रामे:
अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootसंग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular
तारकामयेin the Tāraka-related (war)
तारकामये:
अधिकरणविशेषण (locative qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootतारक + आमय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; Locative singular; विशेषण to संग्रामे; ‘caused by Tāraka / concerning Tāraka’