Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 50
Bhaṇḍāsurāhaṅkāra
The Mustering of the Daitya Forces and the Roar of War
Devanagari script
अवाकिरद्दिशो भल्लैरुल्लसत्फलशालिभिः / संपत्करीचमूचक्रं वनं वार्भिरिवांबुदः
Transliteration
avākiraddiśo bhallairullasatphalaśālibhiḥ / saṃpatkarīcamūcakraṃ vanaṃ vārbhirivāṃbudaḥ
Translation
He showered the quarters with Bhalla-arrows whose shining heads flashed; and Sampatkari’s army-ring was drenched, as a rain-cloud floods a forest with its waters.
Word by Word
avākiratcovered / showered upon
avākirat:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootava-√kṛ (धातु)
FormLaṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/past), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; from ava+√kṛ in sense ‘to scatter/cover’ (epic usage)
diśaḥthe directions
diśaḥ:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootdiś (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Bahuvacana
bhallaiḥwith arrows (bhallas)
bhallaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootbhalla (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental), Bahuvacana
ullasat-phala-śālibhiḥwith arrows having gleaming heads
ullasat-phala-śālibhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootullasat (कृदन्त; pres. participle from ud+√las) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + śālin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa-samāsa; viśeṣaṇa of bhallaiḥ: ‘with arrows possessing shining tips/fruit-like heads’
saṃpat-karīca-mū-cakramthe army-formation (cakra) of Saṃpatkarī
saṃpat-karīca-mū-cakram:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃpat (प्रातिपदिक) + karīca (प्रातिपदिक) + mū (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; multi-member tatpuruṣa-samāsa; denotes a ‘wheel/array’ of the army (cakra) associated with Saṃpatkarī (proper name)
vanamthe forest (like a forest)
vanam:
Karma (कर्म/Object/apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootvana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; apposition to saṃpat-...-cakram
vārbhiḥwith waters
vārbhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootvāri (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; Vedic/poetic form vār- (water)
ivalike
iva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; upamā-vācaka (comparative particle)
ambudaḥa cloud
ambudaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootambuda (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana