Shloka 1
Indra’s Query on Karma-vipāka and the Viśvarūpa Episode
Lalitopākhyāna Context
Devanagari script
इति श्रीब्रह्माण्डमहापुराणे उत्तरभागे हयग्रीवागस्त्यसंवादे ललितोपाख्याने ऽष्टमो ऽध्यायः इन्द्र उवाच भगवन्सर्व धर्मज्ञ त्रिकालज्ञानवित्तम / दुष्कृतं तत्प्रतीकारो भवता सम्यगीरितः
Transliteration
iti śrībrahmāṇḍamahāpurāṇe uttarabhāge hayagrīvāgastyasaṃvāde lalitopākhyāne 'ṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ indra uvāca bhagavansarva dharmajña trikālajñānavittama / duṣkṛtaṃ tatpratīkāro bhavatā samyagīritaḥ
Translation
Thus, in the Śrī Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa, in the Uttara section, in the dialogue of Hayagrīva and Agastya, within the Lalitopākhyāna, begins the eighth chapter. Indra said: “O Bhagavan, knower of all dharmas and of the three times, you have rightly declared the remedy for evil deeds.”
Word by Word
itithus
iti:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-निपात)
śrī-brahmāṇḍa-mahā-purāṇein the Śrī Brahmāṇḍa Mahāpurāṇa
śrī-brahmāṇḍa-mahā-purāṇe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootśrī (प्रातिपदिक) + brahmāṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter Locative (सप्तमी) Singular; compound title; śrī- as honorific prefix
uttara-bhāgein the latter section
uttara-bhāge:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootuttara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine Locative Singular
hayagrīva-agastya-saṃvādein the dialogue of Hayagrīva and Agastya
hayagrīva-agastya-saṃvāde:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roothayagrīva (प्रातिपदिक) + agastya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine Locative Singular; dialogue-context
lalita-upākhyānein the Lalitā narrative
lalita-upākhyāne:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootlalitā (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter Locative Singular
aṣṭamaḥeighth
aṣṭamaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootaṣṭama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine Nominative Singular; ordinal
adhyāyaḥchapter
adhyāyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootadhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine Nominative Singular
indraḥIndra
indraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootindra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine Nominative Singular
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच् धातु)
FormLiṭ (लिट्) Perfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष) Singular
bhagavanO Lord
bhagavan:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine Vocative Singular
sarvaall
sarva:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine Vocative Singular; qualifies dharmajña
dharma-jñaknower of dharma
dharma-jña:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine Vocative Singular; ‘knower of dharma’
tri-kāla-jñāna-vittamabest knower of past, present, future
tri-kāla-jñāna-vittama:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Roottri (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vittama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine Vocative Singular; ‘best among those who know the three times’
duṣkṛtamevil deed
duṣkṛtam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootduṣkṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter Nominative/Accusative Singular
tat-pratīkāraḥits remedy
tat-pratīkāraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक) + pratīkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine Nominative Singular; ‘remedy for that’
bhavatāby you
bhavatā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun of respect, Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular
samyakproperly
samyak:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsamyak (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
īritaḥhas been stated
īritaḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√īr (ईर् धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine Nominative Singular; agrees with tat-pratīkāraḥ