Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 43
बलाहकादिसप्तसेनानायकप्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Seven Commanders beginning with Balāhaka) / Lalitopākhyāna War Continuation
Devanagari script
बलाहको वपुर्धुन्वन्गृध्रपृष्ठकृतस्थितिः / सपक्षकूटशैलस्थो बलाहक इवाभवत्
Transliteration
balāhako vapurdhunvangṛdhrapṛṣṭhakṛtasthitiḥ / sapakṣakūṭaśailastho balāhaka ivābhavat
Translation
Balāhaka shook his body, taking his stand upon the vulture’s back. With wings like mountain peaks, poised on the winged Kūṭa mountain, he seemed like the very cloud called Balāhaka.
Word by Word
balāhakaḥBalāhaka
balāhakaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbalāhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
vapuḥbody
vapuḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvapus (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
dhunvanshaking
dhunvan:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootdhū (धातु)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; √dhū 'to shake'
gṛdhra-pṛṣṭha-kṛta-sthitiḥone who had taken position on the vulture’s back
gṛdhra-pṛṣṭha-kṛta-sthitiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootgṛdhra (प्रातिपदिक) + pṛṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त) + sthiti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; बहुव्रीहि: gṛdhrasya pṛṣṭhe kṛtā sthitiḥ yasya saḥ
sa-pakṣa-kūṭa-śaila-sthaḥstanding on the peak-mountain with wings (i.e., winged mountain)
sa-pakṣa-kūṭa-śaila-sthaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsa (उपसर्ग/सह) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + kūṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष (सप्तमी): sa-pakṣa-kūṭa-śaile sthaḥ; sa- = 'with' (सह)
balāhakaḥBalāhaka
balāhakaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbalāhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
ivalike, as if
iva:
Sambandha/Upamā (उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormParticle of comparison (उपमा-अव्यय)
abhavatbecame, appeared
abhavat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; √bhū