Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 13
Reṇukā-vilāpa and the Aftermath of Jamadagni’s Slaying (अर्जुनोपाख्यान-प्रसङ्गः)
Devanagari script
दृष्ट्वा त्वामीदृशावस्थमचिराद्धृदयं मम / न दीर्यते महाभाग कठिनाः खलु योषितः
Transliteration
dṛṣṭvā tvāmīdṛśāvasthamacirāddhṛdayaṃ mama / na dīryate mahābhāga kaṭhināḥ khalu yoṣitaḥ
Translation
तुम्हें ऐसी दशा में देखकर भी मेरा हृदय शीघ्र फट नहीं जाता, हे महाभाग! सचमुच स्त्रियाँ कठोर होती हैं।
Word by Word
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having seen’
tvāmyou
tvām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Accusative (2nd), Singular
īdṛśa-avasthamsuch a condition
īdṛśa-avastham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootīdṛśa + avasthā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine stem avasthā, Accusative (2nd), Singular (avasthām); कर्मधारय: ‘īdṛśī avasthā’
acirātsoon/after a short while
acirāt:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootacira (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAblative used adverbially (पञ्चमी-अव्ययीभावार्थ): ‘after a short time/soon’
hṛdayamheart
hṛdayam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st), Singular
mamamy
mama:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular
nanot
na:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-निपात)
dīryateis torn apart
dīryate:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dṝ (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada; passive/intransitive sense ‘is torn/broken’
mahābhāgaO fortunate one
mahābhāga:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th), Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘mahān bhāgaḥ’
kaṭhināḥhard/unyielding
kaṭhināḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootkaṭhina (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Plural; agrees with yoṣitaḥ
khaluindeed
khalu:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkhalu (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic/confirmatory particle (निश्चयार्थ-निपात)
yoṣitaḥwomen
yoṣitaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyoṣit (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Plural