Brahma Purana — Krishna Subdues Kaliya and Purifies the Yamuna, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच इति गोपीवचः श्रुत्वा रौहिणेयो महाबलः उवाच गोपान् विधुरान् विलोक्य स्तिमितेक्षणः //

Translation

Ce verset (n° 28) est un repère numéroté dans le chapitre du Purana, respecté selon la tradition.

Word by Word

• vyāsaḥ: Vyāsa
• vyāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (वाक्यार्थसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• gopī-vacaḥ: the gopīs' words
• gopī-vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gopī (प्रातिपदिक) + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣṭhī): 'speech of the gopīs'

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Ktvānta (absolutive/gerund, क्त्वा), 'having heard'

• rauhiṇeyaḥ: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma)
• rauhiṇeyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rauhiṇeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; patronymic 'son of Rohiṇī' (Balarāma)

• mahā-balaḥ: mighty
• mahā-balaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya 'great-strong' qualifying rauhiṇeyaḥ

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• gopān: the cowherd men
• gopān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• vidhurān: distressed
• vidhurān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vidhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti, Bahuvacana; qualifying gopān

• vilokya: having seen
• vilokya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-lok (धातु)
• Form: Ktvānta/lyap (absolutive, ल्यप्) form 'having looked at/seeing'

• stimita-īkṣaṇaḥ: with steady gaze
• stimita-īkṣaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stimita (प्रातिपदिक) + īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya 'steady-eyed' qualifying rauhiṇeyaḥ

Speaker

• Vyāsa narrates; Balarāma is about to speak to the cowherds (and implicitly Kṛṣṇa)