Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच ततो ऽभिव्याहृतो दक्षो रुद्रेणामिततेजसा स्वायंभुवीं तनुं त्यक्त्वा उत्पन्नो मानुषेष्व् इह //

Translation

Ce verset n’indique que le nombre « 39 » sans texte sanskrit ; il est donc impossible d’en traduire le sens.

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• abhivyāhṛtaḥ: was called/uttered (aloud)
• abhivyāhṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi + ā + hṛ (हृ धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate of dakṣaḥ

• dakṣaḥ: Dakṣa
• dakṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (दक्ष-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• rudreṇa: by Rudra
• rudreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (रुद्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• amita-tejasā: of immeasurable radiance
• amita-tejasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amita (अमित-प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (तेजस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular; qualifier of rudreṇa (i.e., 'by Rudra of immeasurable splendor')

• svāyaṃbhuvīm: Svāyambhuvī (self-born lineage)
• svāyaṃbhuvīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svāyaṃbhuvī (स्वायम्भुवी-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifier of tanum

• tanum: body/form
• tanum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (तनु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• tyaktvā: having abandoned
• tyaktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (त्यज् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• utpannaḥ: was born/arose
• utpannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ut + pad (पद्/पद्यते धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate of dakṣaḥ

• mānuṣeṣu: among humans
• mānuṣeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānuṣa (मानुष-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb

Speaker

• Brahmā narrates to an implied listener (likely a sage/king in frame narrative).