Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 11
भण्डासुरस्य मन्त्रणा
Bhaṇḍāsura’s War-Counsel against Lalitā
Devanagari script
इमं प्रसंगं वक्तुं च जिह्वा जिह्वेति मामकी / वनिता किमु मत्सैन्यं मर्द यिष्यति दुर्मदा
Transliteration
imaṃ prasaṃgaṃ vaktuṃ ca jihvā jihveti māmakī / vanitā kimu matsainyaṃ marda yiṣyati durmadā
Translation
यह प्रसंग कहने को मेरी जिह्वा ‘जिह्वा’ कहकर काँप उठती है—क्या वह दुर्मदा स्त्री मेरे सैन्य को रौंद डालेगी?
Word by Word
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
प्रसङ्गम्topic, occasion
प्रसङ्गम्:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रसङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
वक्तुम्to speak
वक्तुम्:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु) → वक्तुम् (कृदन्त)
FormInfinitive (तुमुन्/tumun)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
जिह्वाtongue
जिह्वा:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
जिह्वाO tongue!
जिह्वा:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative)
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-निपात)
मामकीmy own
मामकी:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमामक (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; possessive adjective qualifying 'जिह्वा'
वनिताwoman
वनिता:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवनिता (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
किमुhow indeed? / can it be that?
किमु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम् + उ (अव्यय-निपात)
FormInterrogative particle (प्रश्नार्थक-निपात)
मत्-सैन्यम्my army
मत्-सैन्यम्:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeNoun
Rootमत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी-प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): 'my army'; Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
मर्दcrushing (uncertain form)
मर्द:
Karma (कर्म/object/uncertain)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्द (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; as transmitted, form is unclear in syntax (possibly intended as verb 'मर्दयिष्यति' or noun 'crushing')
यिष्यतिwill go / will (do) (textually uncertain)
यिष्यति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
FormFuture tense (लृट्/Lṛṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; as transmitted 'यिष्यति' (will go) seems contextually odd; may be scribal for 'मर्दयिष्यति'
दुर्मदाarrogant, maddened
दुर्मदा:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्मद (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; qualifies 'वनिता'