Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 66
Nīlakaṇṭha-nāmotpatti-kathana
Origin of the Epithet “Nīlakaṇṭha”
Devanagari script
एतत्सर्वं तदा तेन न विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना / महादेवप्रसादेन ह्युक्तं ब्रह्म सनातनम् / एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं मया माहेश्वरं बलम्
Transliteration
etatsarvaṃ tadā tena na viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā / mahādevaprasādena hyuktaṃ brahma sanātanam / etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ mayā māheśvaraṃ balam
Translation
All this was not spoken then by mighty Viṣṇu; by Mahādeva’s grace it was uttered by the eternal Brahman. Thus have I told you in full the power of Maheśvara.
Word by Word
etatthis
etat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootetat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd; प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
sarvamall/entire
sarvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd; प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying etat
tadāthen
tadā:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb of time (काल-अव्यय)
tenaby him
tena:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd; तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
viṣṇunāby Viṣṇu
viṣṇunā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd; तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
prabhaviṣṇunāby the mighty/powerful (Viṣṇu)
prabhaviṣṇunā:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra-bhaviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक; from √bhū with -iṣṇu)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd; तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying viṣṇunā
mahādeva-prasādenaby Mahādeva's grace
mahādeva-prasādena:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmahādeva (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd; तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: mahādevasya prasādaḥ
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), emphasis/causal nuance
uktamwas spoken
uktam:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच्) (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)
brahmaBrahman / Brahmā
brahma:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)
sanātanameternal
sanātanam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying brahma
etatthis
etat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootetat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
vaḥto you / for you
vaḥ:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootyuzmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormDative/Genitive (4th/6th; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)
sarvamall
sarvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying etat
ākhyātamhas been narrated
ākhyātam:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā + √khyā (ख्या) (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)
mayāby me
mayā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormInstrumental (3rd; तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
māheśvarambelonging to Maheśvara
māheśvaram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootmāheśvara (प्रातिपदिक; from maheśvara)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying balam
balampower/strength
balam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)