Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 77
Rudra-prasava-varṇana
The Manifestation and Naming of Rudra / Nīlalohita
Devanagari script
भवस्य या द्वितीया तु आपो नाम्ना तनुः स्मृता / तस्या धात्री स्मृता पत्नी पुत्रश्च उशना स्मृतः
Transliteration
bhavasya yā dvitīyā tu āpo nāmnā tanuḥ smṛtā / tasyā dhātrī smṛtā patnī putraśca uśanā smṛtaḥ
Translation
Bhava’s second manifestation is remembered as Āpaḥ, the Waters. Her consort is Dhātrī, and his son is recalled as Uśanā.
Word by Word
bhavasyaof Bhava (Śiva)
bhavasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th), Singular
yāwho/which
yā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular
dvitīyāthe second
dvitīyā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ordinal adjective qualifying tanūḥ
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), contrast/emphasis
āpaḥthe Waters (Āpaḥ)
āpaḥ:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootāp (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Plural (बहुवचन); used as name ‘Waters’
nāmnāby name
nāmnā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootnāman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; ‘by name’
tanūḥbody/form
tanūḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottanū (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular
smṛtāis known/remembered
smṛtā:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√smṛ (स्मृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; ‘is remembered/called’
tasyāḥof her
tasyāḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Genitive (6th), Singular
dhātrīDhātrī
dhātrī:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdhātrī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; proper name/apposition
smṛtāis said/known
smṛtā:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√smṛ (स्मृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agreeing with patnī/dhātrī
patnīwife
patnī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpatnī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular
putraḥson
putraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootputra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
uśanāUśanā (Śukra)
uśanā:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootuśanā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; proper name (Uśanā/Śukra)
smṛtaḥis said/known
smṛtaḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√smṛ (स्मृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agreeing with putraḥ/uśanā