Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 42
Saṃkhyāvarta (संख्यावर्त्त): Commencement of Yajña at the Dawn of Tretāyuga
Devanagari script
तस्माद्विशिष्यते यज्ञात्तपः सर्वैस्तु कारणः / ब्रह्मणा तपसा सृष्टं जगद्विश्वमिदं पुरा
Transliteration
tasmādviśiṣyate yajñāttapaḥ sarvaistu kāraṇaḥ / brahmaṇā tapasā sṛṣṭaṃ jagadviśvamidaṃ purā
Translation
Therefore austerity surpasses sacrifice, for it is the cause of all. In ancient times Brahmā created this entire universe by austerity.
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore/from that
तस्मात्:
Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
विशिष्यतेis distinguished/excels
विशिष्यते:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-शिष् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
यज्ञात्than sacrifice
यज्ञात्:
Apadana (अपादान/standard of comparison)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन
तपःausterity
तपः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
सर्वैःby all / in every way
सर्वैः:
Karana (करण/Instrument/association)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण
तुindeed/but
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)
कारणःthe cause
कारणः:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominal)
TypeNoun
Rootकारण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate noun)
ब्रह्मणाby Brahmā
ब्रह्मणा:
Karana (करण/Agent-instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
तपसाby austerity
तपसा:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
सृष्टम्created
सृष्टम्:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु) + सृष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विधेय (predicative)
जगत्world
जगत्:
Karma (कर्म/that which is created)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
विश्वम्entire
विश्वम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies जगत्)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Deictic qualifier)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
पुराformerly
पुरा:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)