Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 73
Devanagari script
तस्मात् कृत्वा तपो घोरम् अपत्यं गुणवद् भृशम् उत्पादयस्व शैलेन्द्र सुतां त्वं वरवर्णिनीम् //
Translation
Ce verset (n° 73) est tenu pour une parole sacrée dans la tradition des Purāṇa.
Word by Word
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAblatival adverb (तस्मात्-प्रयोगः), ‘therefore/from that’ (case-form used adverbially)
kṛtvāhaving done
kṛtvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/पूर्वक्रिया (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (कृ धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having done’
tapaḥausterity, penance
tapaḥ:
Karma/Object (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottapas (तपस् प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
ghoramterrible, intense
ghoram:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootghora (घोर प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with tapaḥ
apatyamoffspring, child
apatyam:
Karma/Object (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootapatya (अपत्य प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
guṇavatvirtuous, endowed with qualities
guṇavat:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootguṇavat (गुणवत् प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with apatyam
bhṛśamgreatly, exceedingly
bhṛśam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbhṛśam (भृशम् अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
utpādayasvaproduce, beget
utpādayasva:
Kriyā/Predicate (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootut-pād (उत्+पाद्/पद् धातु, causative)
FormLoṭ (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person/मध्यम), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Causative (णिच्)
śailendraO lord of mountains
śailendra:
Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootśaila-indra (शैल + इन्द्र प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; संबोधन-प्रयोगः
sutāma daughter
sutām:
Karma/Object (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsutā (सुता प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
tvamyou
tvam:
Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
vara-varṇinīmof excellent complexion/beauty
vara-varṇinīm:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvara + varṇinī (वर + वर्णिनी प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with sutām
Speaker
An instructing voice (contextually a sage/narrator within the episode) addressing Śailendra/Himavān.