Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 29
Devanagari script
हुते वै ब्रह्मणः सत्त्रे चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः अभिव्याहृत्य सप्तर्षीन् दक्षं सो ऽभ्यशपत् पुनः //
Translation
El verso 29 del capítulo 34 es una declaración sagrada del Purana, que debe leerse con reverencia y estudiarse con rigor.
Word by Word
hutewhen (it) was offered
hute:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Root√hu (धातु) > huta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular, Neuter/masc agreeing with implied ‘kāle’; ‘when (oblation) was offered’
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), emphatic
brahmaṇaḥof Brahmā
brahmaṇaḥ:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; ‘of Brahmā/of Brahman’
sattrein the sattra-sacrifice
sattre:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsatra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the sattra (session-sacrifice)’
cākṣuṣasyaof Cākṣuṣa
cākṣuṣasya:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootcākṣuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; ‘of Cākṣuṣa’
antarein the period
antare:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootantara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the interval/period’
manoḥof Manu
manoḥ:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootmanu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; ‘of Manu’
abhivyāhṛtyahaving uttered/invoked
abhivyāhṛtya:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootabhi-vi-ā-√hṛ (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय: ल्यप्), avyaya; ‘having uttered/invoked’
saptarṣīnthe seven sages
saptarṣīn:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsaptarṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; compound: sapta (संख्या) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
dakṣamDakṣa
dakṣam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun
abhyaśapatcursed
abhyaśapat:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootabhi-√śap (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
Speaker
Narrator voice summarizing; implied agent is Rudra/Śiva acting against Dakṣa
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