Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 54
लोकज्ञान-वर्णन (Lokajñāna-varṇana) — Description of World-Knowledge / Cosmogonic Classification
Devanagari script
विद्युतो ऽशनिमेघांश्व रोहितेद्रधनूंषि च / सृष्ट्वासौ भगवान्देवः पर्जन्यमितिविश्रुतम्
Transliteration
vidyuto 'śanimeghāṃśva rohitedradhanūṃṣi ca / sṛṣṭvāsau bhagavāndevaḥ parjanyamitiviśrutam
Translation
That Bhagavān, the Divine Lord, created lightning, the thunderbolt, the clouds, and crimson rainbows; thus he became renowned as “Parjanya”.
Word by Word
vidyutaḥlightnings
vidyutaḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvidyut (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
aśanithunderbolt
aśani:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootaśani (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
meghacloud
megha:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmegha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
aṃśūnrays
aṃśūn:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootaṃśu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
rohitared
rohita:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootrohita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘indra-dhanuḥ’
indra-dhanuṃṣirainbows
indra-dhanuṃṣi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootindra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhanuṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘Indra’s bow’
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
sṛṣṭvāhaving created
sṛṣṭvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√sṛj (सृज् धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having created’
asauthat (he)
asau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun
bhagavānthe Lord
bhagavān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
devaḥthe god
devaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to ‘bhagavān’
parjanyamParjanya (rain-god)
parjanyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootparjanya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
itithus
iti:
Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)
viśrutamrenowned/known
viśrutam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Root√śru + vi (श्रु धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with implied ‘rūpam/nāma’ or with ‘parjanyam’ as ‘known as’