Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 143
Varāha-uddhāraṇa and the Re-constitution of Bhū-maṇḍala
Earth after Pralaya
Devanagari script
जज्ञिरे तानि बीजानि ग्रामारण्यास्तु ताः प्रभुः / ओषध्यः फलपाकाताः क्षणसप्तवशास्तु ताः
Transliteration
jajñire tāni bījāni grāmāraṇyāstu tāḥ prabhuḥ / oṣadhyaḥ phalapākātāḥ kṣaṇasaptavaśāstu tāḥ
Translation
वे बीज उत्पन्न हुए; प्रभु ने ग्रामों और वनों में वे औषधियाँ प्रकट कीं—फल पकने तक वे रहतीं और सात क्षणों के अधीन (अल्पकाल) थीं।
Word by Word
jajñirewere born/arose
jajñire:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√jan (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural; ātmanepada
tānithose
tāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st), Plural; agreeing with bījāni
bījāniseeds
bījāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbīja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st), Plural
grāma-araṇyāḥ(found in) villages and forests
grāma-araṇyāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootgrāma (प्रातिपदिक) + araṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormDvandva (द्वन्द्व) compound; Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural; qualifying oṣadhyaḥ (village-and-forest [herbs])
tuand/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
tāḥthose (herbs)
tāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural; refers to oṣadhyaḥ
prabhuḥthe Lord
prabhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; likely 'the Lord (Brahmā)' as speaker/agent (contextual)
oṣadhyaḥherbs/plants
oṣadhyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootoṣadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
phala-pāka-ātāḥripening into fruit / fruit-bearing
phala-pāka-ātāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootphala (प्रातिपदिक) + pāka (प्रातिपदिक) + āta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √yā/√i with ā-? used as 'come to')
FormTatpuruṣa compound; Feminine, Nominative, Plural; meaning 'having come to fruit-ripening' (ready to bear/ripe)
kṣaṇa-sapta-vaśāḥlasting seven moments (very short-lived)
kṣaṇa-sapta-vaśāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa; Feminine, Nominative, Plural; 'under the control/lasting of seven moments' i.e., short-lived
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
tāḥthose (herbs)
tāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural; reiteration for emphasis