Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 11
लोकज्ञान-वर्णन (Lokajñāna-varṇana) — Description of World-Knowledge / Cosmogonic Classification
Devanagari script
देवान् सृष्ट्वा ततः सो ऽथ तनुं दिव्यामपोहत / उत्सृष्टा सा तनुस्तेन अहः समभवत्तदा
Transliteration
devān sṛṣṭvā tataḥ so 'tha tanuṃ divyāmapohata / utsṛṣṭā sā tanustena ahaḥ samabhavattadā
Translation
देवों की सृष्टि करके उसने अपनी दिव्य तनु को त्याग दिया; उसके द्वारा छोड़ी गई वही तनु तब ‘अहः’ अर्थात् दिन बन गई।
Word by Word
devānthe gods
devān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural
sṛṣṭvāhaving created
sṛṣṭvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsṛj (धातु) → sṛṣṭvā (क्त्वा)
FormAbsolutive/gerund (क्त्वा); 'having created'
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya, adverb: 'then'
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular
athathen
atha:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, discourse particle (निपात): 'then/now'
tanuṃbody/form
tanuṃ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottanu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
divyāmdivine
divyām:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdivyā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies tanuṃ
apohataremoved/cast off
apohata:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootapa-uh (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
utsṛṣṭācast forth/released
utsṛṣṭā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootud-sṛj (धातु) → utsṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त); Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with sā tanuḥ
sāthat
sā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Feminine, Nominative, Singular
tanuḥbody/form
tanuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottanu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
tenaby that/thereby
tena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormInstrumental, Singular
ahaḥday
ahaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootahar (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
samabhavatcame to be/arose
samabhavat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-bhū (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
tadāat that time
tadā:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, temporal adverb (कालवाचक): 'then/at that time'