Brahma Purana — The Ananta-Vasudeva Image: From Brahma’s Commission to Puruṣottama Kṣetra, Shloka 38
Devanagari script
विजित्य समरे सर्वान् आजहार तदङ्गनाः संस्थाप्य नगरीं लङ्कां पुनः सीतार्थमोहितः //
Translation
Le verset (38) rappelle que la vénération du Divin et la pratique du Dharma sont le fondement de la paix et de la prospérité.
Word by Word
vijityahaving conquered
vijitya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi + ji (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having conquered’
samarein battle
samare:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsamara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Saptamī-vibhakti (7th/अधिकरण), Ekavacana
sarvānall
sarvān:
Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana; qualifies implied objects (those groups)
ājahāracarried off, took away
ājahāra:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā + hṛ (धातु)
FormLiṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana
tadāthen
tadā:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; temporal adverb ‘then’
aṅganāḥwomen
aṅganāḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootaṅganā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/कर्म), Bahuvacana; object of ājahāra
saṃsthāpyahaving established
saṃsthāpya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsam + sthā (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having established/settled’
nagarīmthe city
nagarīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnagarī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana
laṅkāmLaṅkā
laṅkām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootlaṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; apposition to nagarīm
punaḥagain/then
punaḥ:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb ‘again/then’
sītā-artha-mohitaḥdeluded for Sītā’s sake
sītā-artha-mohitaḥ:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsītā + artha + mohita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त) from √muh ‘to be deluded’, with tatpuruṣa ‘deluded for Sītā’s sake’; Masculine, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; qualifies implied subject (Rāvaṇa)
Speaker
Brahmā narrates