Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 34
मोहिनी-प्रादुर्भावः (Mohinī’s Manifestation) — Narrative Prelude to the Bhandāsura Cycle
Devanagari script
ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्महादेवो वृषध्वजः / वरेण च्छन्दयामास वरं वव्रे स बालकः
Transliteration
tataḥ prasanno bhagavānmahādevo vṛṣadhvajaḥ / vareṇa cchandayāmāsa varaṃ vavre sa bālakaḥ
Translation
Then Bhagavān Mahādeva, bearer of the bull-banner, was pleased and invited him to choose a boon. The boy asked for a single boon.
Word by Word
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb (काल/क्रमवाचक)
prasannaḥpleased
prasannaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootprasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; adjective qualifying bhagavān/mahādevaḥ
bhagavānthe Lord
bhagavān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
mahādevaḥMahādeva
mahādevaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; karmadhāraya: mahān devaḥ (महान् देवः)
vṛṣadhvajaḥhe whose banner is the bull
vṛṣadhvajaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛṣadhvaja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; bahuvrīhi: vṛṣaḥ dhvajaḥ yasya saḥ (वृषः ध्वजः यस्य)
vareṇaby a boon
vareṇa:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootvara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
cchandayāmāsapleased / gratified
cchandayāmāsa:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√chand (धातु) (causative)
FormCausative (णिच्) of √chand (छन्द् ‘to please’); Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
varama boon
varam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular
vavrechose / requested
vavre:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vṛ (धातु)
FormVerb; Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person, Singular
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
bālakaḥthe boy
bālakaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbālaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; apposition to saḥ