Brahma Purana — Cakṣus-tīrtha at Yogeśvara: Dharma Tested, Sight Restored, Shloka 80
Devanagari script
राजोवाच अहो महानुभावो ऽयं प्रायो वृन्दारको भवेत् अन्यथैतादृग् अन्यस्य सामर्थ्यं दृश्यते कथम् तस्माद् अस्मै तु तां कन्यां प्रदास्ये राज्यपूर्विकाम् //
Translation
Ce verset (n° 80) conclut par une exhortation à honorer le Dharma et à préserver la tradition sacrée.
Word by Word
rājāthe king
rājā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
ahoah!
aho:
Bhāva-dyotaka (भाव-द्योतक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootaho (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; exclamation particle (विस्मयादिबोधक)
mahā-anubhāvaḥof great majesty
mahā-anubhāvaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā + anubhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); 'great in power/majesty'
ayamthis (man)
ayam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
prāyaḥsurely / probably
prāyaḥ:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprāyas (अव्यय/निपात)
FormAvyaya; particle/adverb meaning 'probably/for the most part'
vṛndārakaḥa divine being / noble one
vṛndārakaḥ:
Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛndāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
bhavetmight be
bhavet:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
anyathāotherwise
anyathā:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootanyathā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
etādṛksuch (as this)
etādṛk:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootetādṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively qualifying sāmarthyam (sense: 'such')
anyasyaof another (person)
anyasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
sāmarthyamability/power
sāmarthyam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsāmarthya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
dṛśyateis seen
dṛśyate:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Passive (कर्मणि प्रयोग)
kathamhow?
katham:
Prashna (प्रश्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkatham (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; interrogative adverb (प्रश्नार्थक क्रियाविशेषण)
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
Hetu/Anvaya (हेतु/अन्वय)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAblative-form used as indeclinable connective (तस्मात्-निपात) meaning 'therefore/from that'
asmaito him
asmai:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)
tuindeed
tu:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle (निपात) with contrast/emphasis
tāmthat
tām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
kanyāmdaughter/maiden
kanyām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
pradāsyeI will give
pradāsye:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√dā (धातु)
FormFuture (लृट्), 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
rājya-pūrvikāmtogether with the kingdom
rājya-pūrvikām:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootrājya + pūrvikā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying kanyām; 'preceded by/along with the kingdom'
Speaker
King speaking (to his court/attendants and effectively to the vaiśya)
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