Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 26
भण्डासुरस्य मन्त्रणा
Bhaṇḍāsura’s War-Counsel against Lalitā
Devanagari script
स्त्रीमात्ररक्षा भवतो वशमेष्यति सत्त्वरम् / भवत्सहायभूतायां सेनेन्द्राणामिहाभिधा
Transliteration
strīmātrarakṣā bhavato vaśameṣyati sattvaram / bhavatsahāyabhūtāyāṃ senendrāṇāmihābhidhā
Translation
The safeguarding of women will swiftly come under your command; here are proclaimed the names of the armies of the Senendras, who stand as your allies.
Word by Word
strī-mātra-rakṣāthe protection of women
strī-mātra-rakṣā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootstrī (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक) + rakṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘protection of women only/merely women’s protection’
bhavataḥof you
bhavataḥ:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; ‘of you’
vaśaminto (your) control
vaśam:
Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘into control/power’
eṣyatiwill come
eṣyati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√i (धातु)
FormLuṭ-lakāra (Periphrastic future/परस्मैपदी भविष्यत्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; ‘will go/come’
sattvaramquickly
sattvaram:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsattvara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdverbial accusative used as avyaya (क्रियाविशेषणवत्); ‘quickly/immediately’
bhavat-sahāya-bhūtāyāmwhen (the army) has become your ally
bhavat-sahāya-bhūtāyām:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhavat (प्रातिपदिक) + sahāya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त, √bhū धातु)
FormFeminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘having become your helper’ qualifying senā (understood)
senendrāṇāmof the army-chiefs
senendrāṇām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsenā-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; tatpuruṣa ‘lords of armies/army-chiefs’
ihahere
iha:
Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय) ‘here/in this matter’
abhidhāthe designation/name
abhidhā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootabhidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘designation/name/statement’