Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 50
Viśukra–Viṣaṅga-vadha (The Slaying of Viśukra and Viṣaṅga) — Lalitopākhyāna
Devanagari script
नृत्यत्कबन्धनिवहाविर्भूततटपादपम् / दैत्यकेशसहस्रैस्तु शैवालाङ्कुरकोमला
Transliteration
nṛtyatkabandhanivahāvirbhūtataṭapādapam / daityakeśasahasraistu śaivālāṅkurakomalā
Translation
A host of headless trunks, dancing, came into view like trees upon the bank; soft as sprouting algae, for thousands of Daitya tresses lay upon it.
Word by Word
nṛtyat-kabandha-nivaha-āvirbhūta-taṭa-pādapamhaving banks/trees that appeared as masses of dancing headless trunks
nṛtyat-kabandha-nivaha-āvirbhūta-taṭa-pādapam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnṛtyat (कृदन्त; √nṛt) + kabandha (प्रातिपदिक) + nivaha (प्रातिपदिक) + āvirbhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū) + taṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + pādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुव्रीहि-समास (स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; qualifying the following feminine subject); अन्तर्भूत-विशेषणसमूह: nṛtyat=वर्तमानकृदन्त, āvirbhūta=क्त-कृदन्त
daitya-keśa-sahasraiḥwith thousands of demon-hairs
daitya-keśa-sahasraiḥ:
Karana (करण/instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya + keśa + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग? (sahasra), तृतीया बहुवचन (Instr. pl.)
tuindeed / but
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (particle: but/indeed)
śaivāla-aṅkura-komalātender with sprouts of algae
śaivāla-aṅkura-komalā:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootśaivāla + aṅkura + komala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom. sg.)