Brahma Purana — Nārada Requests the Sequential Fruits of Tīrthas; The Origins of Tryambaka and Vārāha Tīrthas, Shloka 14
Devanagari script
जगाम तरसा पुत्र भुवं भित्त्वा रसातलम् स वराहवपुः श्रीमान् रसातलनिवासिनः //
Translation
Ce verset (chap. 79, v. 14) poursuit l’exposé du sens sacré selon la manière des Purāṇa.
Word by Word
jagāmawent
jagāma:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√gam (धातु)
FormLiṭ (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular
tarasāswiftly/with speed
tarasā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottaras (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; adverbial use
putraO son
putra:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootputra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular
bhuvamthe earth
bhuvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
bhittvāhaving split/pierced
bhittvā:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhid (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)
rasātalamRasātala (netherworld)
rasātalam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrasā-tala (रसातल)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa place-name
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
varāhavapuḥ(he) of boar-form
varāhavapuḥ:
Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvarāha-vapus (वराह + वपुस्)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; karmadhāraya ‘boar-form’
śrīmānglorious/splendid
śrīmān:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with सः
rasātalanivāsinaḥthe inhabitants of Rasātala
rasātalanivāsinaḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrasātala-nivāsin (रसातल + निवासिन्)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; tatpuruṣa ‘dwellers in Rasātala’
Speaker
Narrator to a listener addressed as ‘son’ (contextually, likely Nārada is present in the surrounding dialogue)