Brahma Purana — Nārada Requests the Sequential Fruits of Tīrthas; The Origins of Tryambaka and Vārāha Tīrthas, Shloka 19
Devanagari script
मुखे न्यस्तं महायज्ञं देवानां पुरतो हरिः दत्तवांस् त्रिदशश्रेष्ठो मुखाद् यज्ञो ऽभ्यजायत //
Translation
Ce verset (n° 19) fait partie de la parole sacrée du «Brahma Purana» et poursuit l’exposé du sens selon l’ordre établi.
Word by Word
mukhein the mouth
mukhe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular)
nyastamplaced/deposited
nyastam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootni-√as (धातु) → nyasta (कृदन्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nominative/accusative), एकवचन (singular); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)
mahā-yajñamthe great sacrifice
mahā-yajñam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः (‘great’ + ‘sacrifice’)
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन (plural)
purataḥin front (of)
purataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurataḥ (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in front of)
hariḥHari (Viṣṇu)
hariḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)
dattavāngave/has given
dattavān:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dā (धातु) → datta (कृदन्त)
Formकृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle, क्तवतुँ/क्तवतु), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी-कर्तरि प्रयोग (agentive)
tridaśa-śreṣṭhaḥthe best among the gods
tridaśa-śreṣṭhaḥ:
Apposition (समाधिकरण/विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Roottridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘best among the thirty [gods]’)
mukhātfrom the mouth
mukhāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन (singular)
yajñaḥthe sacrifice
yajñaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyajña (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)
abhyajāyatawas born/arose
abhyajāyata:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootabhi-√jan (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)
Speaker
Narrator