Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 142
Varāha-uddhāraṇa and the Re-constitution of Bhū-maṇḍala
Earth after Pralaya
Devanagari script
कृत्वा वत्सं समेरुं तु दुदोह पृथिवीमिमाम् / दुग्धेयं गौस्तदा तेन बीजानि वसुधातले
Transliteration
kṛtvā vatsaṃ sameruṃ tu dudoha pṛthivīmimām / dugdheyaṃ gaustadā tena bījāni vasudhātale
Translation
Making Sumeru the calf, he milked this Earth; thus the cow-like Earth was milked by him, and seeds appeared upon the ground.
Word by Word
kṛtvāhaving made
kṛtvā:
Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), indeclinable; prior action
vatsama calf
vatsam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
sa-merumMeru (as the calf/with Meru)
sa-merum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmeru (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; with prefix-like particle sa- (सह/सम्) meaning 'with/as' (here: 'as Meru')
tuthen/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
dudohamilked
dudoha:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√duh (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada
pṛthivīmthe earth
pṛthivīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
imāmthis
imām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agreeing with pṛthivīm
dugdha-iyamthis (earth) is milked / this is the milk
dugdha-iyam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdugdha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √duh) + iyam (सर्वनाम)
FormSandhi form; dugdhā (fem. nom. sg.) + iyam (fem. nom. sg.)
gauḥcow
gauḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgo (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; apposition to pṛthivī
tadāthen
tadā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, temporal adverb
tenaby him/thereby
tena:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; refers to Brahmā/that act
bījāniseeds
bījāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbīja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st), Plural
vasudhā-taleon the surface of the earth
vasudhā-tale:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvasudhā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa compound; Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular