Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 78
Devanagari script
कन्या भवित्री शैलेन्द्र तपसानेन सुव्रत यस्याः प्रभावात् सर्वत्र कीर्तिम् आप्स्यसि शोभनाम् //
Translation
Ce verset (78) est tenu pour une parole sacrée du Purāṇa, propre à la dévotion et à l’étude.
Word by Word
kanyāa maiden/daughter
kanyā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (प्रथमा/1st case), Ekavacana (एकवचन)
bhavitrīwill be (one who will become)
bhavitrī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhū (धातु) + -tṛ (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
FormStrīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन); Bhaviṣyat-kartṛvācī (future agent noun)
śailendraO lord of mountains
śailendra:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootśaila + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative), Ekavacana (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: śailānām indraḥ
tapasāby austerity
tapasā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottapas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (तृतीया/3rd, instrumental), Ekavacana (एकवचन)
anenaby this
anena:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (तृतीया/3rd), Ekavacana (एकवचन); sarvanāma (pronoun) used adjectivally
suvrataO one of good vows
suvrata:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootsu + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative), Ekavacana (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: su vrataṃ yasya
yasyāḥof whom/whose
yasyāḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (षष्ठी/6th, genitive), Ekavacana (एकवचन)
prabhāvātfrom (her) power/influence
prabhāvāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Pañcamī vibhakti (पञ्चमी/5th, ablative), Ekavacana (एकवचन)
sarvatraeverywhere
sarvatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsarvatra (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of place
kīrtimfame
kīrtim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkīrti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (द्वितीया/2nd, accusative), Ekavacana (एकवचन)
āpsyasiyou will obtain
āpsyasi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootāp (धातु)
FormLuṭ/Periphrastic future (लुट्/भविष्यत्), Madhyama-puruṣa (मध्यमपुरुष/2nd person), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
śobhanāmbeautiful/splendid
śobhanām:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśobhanā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (द्वितीया/2nd), Ekavacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa of kīrtim
Speaker
Brahmā addressing Girirāja (Himālaya).