Brahma Purana — Cakṣus-tīrtha at Yogeśvara: Dharma Tested, Sight Restored, Shloka 76
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मोवाच तं वैश्यं तरसादाय महाराज्ञे न्यवेदयत् तत्काष्ठस्पर्शमात्रेण सनेत्राभून् नृपात्मजा //
Translation
Ce verset (n° 76) est consigné dans le Purāṇa selon l’ordre sacré de la tradition.
Word by Word
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
tamhim
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
vaiśyamthe Vaiśya
vaiśyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvaiśya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
tarasāswiftly
tarasā:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottaras (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya; adverbial instrumental-form usage (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'quickly/with speed'
ādāyahaving taken
ādāya:
Purvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√dā (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having taken'
mahārājñeto the great king
mahārājñe:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā-rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन); compound: mahā + rājā = 'great king'
nyavedayatpresented / informed
nyavedayat:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootni-√vid (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); causative sense 'made known/presented'
tatof that
tat:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); used as adjectival 'of that' qualifying following compound
kāṣṭha-sparśa-mātreṇaby mere touch of that wood
kāṣṭha-sparśa-mātreṇa:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkāṣṭha + sparśa + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); compound: kāṣṭha-sparśa (wood-touch) + mātra (mere) → 'by mere touch of the wood'
sa-netrāwith eyes (sighted)
sa-netrā:
Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsa + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); sa- (with) + netra (eyes)
abhūtbecame
abhūt:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
FormAorist (लुङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
nṛpa-ātmajāthe king’s daughter
nṛpa-ātmajā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛpa + ātmajā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); nṛpa (king) + ātmajā (daughter)
Speaker
Brahmā as narrator; action involves the vaiśya and the king; the princess is healed