Brahma Purana — The Ananta-Vasudeva Image: From Brahma’s Commission to Puruṣottama Kṣetra, Shloka 13
Devanagari script
प्रसाद्य प्रतिमां शक्रः स्नानदानैः पुनः पुनः प्रतिमां तां समाराध्य स्वपुरं पुनर् आगमत् //
Translation
Le verset (176.13) doit être lu avec respect afin d’en saisir le sens profond.
Word by Word
prasādyahaving propitiated
prasādya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootpra√sad (धातु)
FormKṛdanta, Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), “having propitiated/pleased”
pratimāmthe image
pratimām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpratimā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
śakraḥŚakra (Indra)
śakraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśakra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
snāna-dānaiḥwith baths and gifts
snāna-dānaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootsnāna (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCompound (समास) द्वन्द्व (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: स्नानं च दानं च); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb (पुनरावृत्तिवाचक)
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb (पुनरावृत्तिवाचक)
pratimāmthe image
pratimām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpratimā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
tāmthat (f.)
tām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
samārādhyahaving duly worshipped
samārādhya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ā√rādh (धातु)
FormKṛdanta, Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), “having worshipped/served well”
sva-puramhis own city
sva-puram:
Karma (कर्म/गन्तव्य)
TypeNoun
Rootsva (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCompound तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: स्वस्य पुरम्); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
punaragain/back
punar:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunar (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb (पुनरावृत्तिवाचक)
āgamatreturned/came
āgamat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā√gam (गम् धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
Speaker
Narrator describing Indra’s devotional practice