Brahma Purana — Ritual Mapping and Worship of Nārāyaṇa through the Aṣṭākṣara Mantra, Shloka 2
Devanagari script
पुरं विलिख्य भो विप्रास् तीरे तस्य महोदधेः मध्ये तत्र लिखेत् पद्मम् अष्टपत्त्रं सकर्णिकम् //
Translation
Le texte sanskrit de ce vers n’est pas fourni ; il est donc impossible d’en donner une traduction fidèle.
Word by Word
purama city/fort (diagram of a city)
puram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
vilikhyahaving drawn/inscribed
vilikhya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootvi√likh (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), ‘having drawn/inscribed’
bhoO!
bho:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbho (अव्यय)
Formसम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)
viprāḥO brāhmaṇas
viprāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvipra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
tīreon the bank/shore
tīre:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottīra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
tasyaof that
tasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), (Gender context-dependent)
mahodadheḥof the great ocean
mahodadheḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā + udadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)
madhyein the middle
madhye:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmadhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)
likhetshould draw/inscribe
likhet:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√likh (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
padmama lotus
padmam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpadma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
aṣṭapattrameight-petalled
aṣṭapattram:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootaṣṭa + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) of ‘padmam’
sakarṇikamwith a pericarp/central seed-cup
sakarṇikam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsa + karṇikā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) of ‘padmam’
Speaker
Brahmā addressing brahmins (viprās)