Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 12
ध्रुवचर्याकीर्तनं / Dhruva-caryā-kīrtana
Account of Dhruva’s Course and Related Cosmological Ordering
Devanagari script
वैद्युतो जाठरः सौरो ह्यपां गर्भास्त्रयो ऽग्रयः / तस्मादपः पिबन्सूर्यो गोभिर्दीप्यत्यसौ दिवि
Transliteration
vaidyuto jāṭharaḥ sauro hyapāṃ garbhāstrayo 'grayaḥ / tasmādapaḥ pibansūryo gobhirdīpyatyasau divi
Translation
Lightning, the inner gastric fire, and the solar radiance—these are the three foremost lights born from the womb of the waters. Therefore the Sun, drinking the waters, shines in heaven with his rays.
Word by Word
वैद्युतःelectric (born of lightning)
वैद्युतः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootवैद्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)
जाठरःgastric, internal (belly-fire)
जाठरः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootजाठर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
सौरःsolar
सौरः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसौर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
हिindeed, for
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन
गर्भाःembryos, contained forms
गर्भाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण
अग्रयःforemost, excellent
अग्रयः:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण
तस्मात्therefore, from that
तस्मात्:
Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb) ‘therefore/from that’
अपःwaters
अपः:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
पिबन्drinking
पिबन्:
Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
Formवर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
गोभिःwith rays (lit. cows)
गोभिः:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
दीप्यतिshines, blazes
दीप्यति:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootदीप् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
असौthat (one)
असौ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
दिविin the sky
दिवि:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन