Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 63
Jayantī–Kāvyā (Śukra) Saṃvāda: Varadāna and the Ten-Year Concealment
Devanagari script
देवा ऊचुः शण्डामर्कप्रभावेण जिताः स्मस्त्वसुरैर्वयम् / तस्माद्यज्ञं समुद्दिश्य कार्यं चात्महितं च यत्
Transliteration
devā ūcuḥ śaṇḍāmarkaprabhāveṇa jitāḥ smastvasurairvayam / tasmādyajñaṃ samuddiśya kāryaṃ cātmahitaṃ ca yat
Translation
Los dioses dijeron: «Por el influjo de Śaṇḍa y Amarka hemos sido vencidos por los asuras. Por eso, tomando el yajña como amparo, hagamos lo que conviene a nuestro propio bien».
Word by Word
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural
śaṇḍāmarka-prabhāveṇaby the power of Śaṇḍa and Amarka
śaṇḍāmarka-prabhāveṇa:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśaṇḍāmarka (प्रातिपदिक; proper name) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष ‘by the power/influence of Śaṇḍa and Amarka’
jitāḥdefeated
jitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootji (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; predicate with ‘smaḥ’
smaḥare
smaḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), Parasmaipada, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural; ‘we are’
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle (निपात)
asuraiḥby the asuras
asuraiḥ:
Kartr̥/Agent-in-passive (कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
vayamwe
vayam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNominative, Plural (प्रथमा बहुवचन)
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAblative-form used adverbially (तस्मात्), ‘therefore/from that’
yajñama sacrifice
yajñam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyajña (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
samuddiśyahaving planned/aimed (at it)
samuddiśya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsam-ud-diś (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्) used as avyaya; ‘having intended/aimed at’
kāryamwhat must be done
kāryam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkārya (प्रातिपदिक; from √kṛ)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; predicate ‘to be done’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)
ātma-hitamself-interest, our welfare
ātma-hitam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक) + hita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; तत्पुरुष ‘benefit of self’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, conjunction
yatthat which
yat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; relative pronoun referring to kāryam/ātmahitam