Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

सा तु देवी सती पूर्वम् आसीत् पश्चाद् उमाभवत् सहव्रता भवस्यैषा नैतया मुच्यते भवः //

Translation

Ce verset n’indique que le nombre « 42 » sans texte sanskrit ; il est donc impossible d’en traduire le sens.

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अवधारण/विरोध)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (देवी-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; apposition to sā

• satī: Satī
• satī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (सती-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; predicate/apposition

• pūrvam: formerly/earlier
• pūrvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (पूर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• umā: Umā
• umā: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (उमा-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; predicate complement

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• saha-vratā: having the same vow/devoted
• saha-vratā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha (सह-अव्यय) + vrata (व्रत-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular; qualifier of eṣā (she)

• bhavasya: of Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (भव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• eṣā: this (woman)
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• etayā: by her/with her
• etayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• mucyate: is freed/released
• mucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person, Singular; passive-like sense 'is released'

• bhavaḥ: Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (भव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

• Brahmā narrates.