Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 47
Kārttavīrya-vadha (Death of Karttavīrya) / Bhārgava Rāma’s Battle with the King’s Sons
Devanagari script
भार्गव उवाच अहो श्रुतमपूर्वं किं वचनं तव वक्त्रतः / ब्रान्त्या विनिर्गतं वापि हास्यार्थमथवोदितम्
Transliteration
bhārgava uvāca aho śrutamapūrvaṃ kiṃ vacanaṃ tava vaktrataḥ / brāntyā vinirgataṃ vāpi hāsyārthamathavoditam
Translation
भार्गव बोले—अहो! तुम्हारे मुख से यह अपूर्व वचन क्या सुना? क्या यह भ्रम से निकल पड़ा है, या हँसी के लिए कहा गया है?
Word by Word
bhārgavaḥBhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
bhārgavaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; vocative sense possible in narration, but form is nominative
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (वच्-धातु)
FormPerfect/Liṭ (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
ahoalas!/oh!
aho:
Bhāva (भाव/Exclamation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootaho (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, exclamation (विस्मयादि-निपात)
śrutamheard
śrutam:
Karma (कर्म/That which is heard)
TypeNoun
Rootśru (श्रु-धातु) → śruta (कृदन्त, क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; used predicatively 'heard'
apūrvamunprecedented
apūrvam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootapūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifying śrutam/vacanam
kimwhat?
kim:
Prashna (प्रश्न/Interrogative)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; interrogative pronoun
vacanamstatement/words
vacanam:
Karma (कर्म/Object/content)
TypeNoun
Rootvacana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
tavayour
tava:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (त्वद्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; 2nd person pronoun
vaktrataḥfrom (your) mouth
vaktrataḥ:
Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
TypeNoun
Rootvaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; 'from the mouth'
brāntyāthrough delusion
brāntyā:
Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु, Instrument/Cause)
TypeNoun
Rootbrānti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
vinirgatamuttered/come out
vinirgatam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootvi-nis-gam (गम्-धातु) → vinirgata (कृदन्त, क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifying vacanam
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, disjunctive conjunction
apieven
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle
hāsya-arthamfor joking
hāsya-artham:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
TypeNoun
Roothāsya (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'for the purpose of laughter/joking'
athavāor else
athavā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootathavā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, conjunction (विकल्प), 'or else'
uditamspoken
uditam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootvad (वद्-धातु) → udita (कृदन्त, क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifying vacanam