Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 43
Gaṇanātha-Parākrama (Episode of Gaṇeśa’s Martial Exploit) — Lalitopākhyāna Battle Continuation
Devanagari script
प्रवर्तमाने समरे विशुक्रो दुष्टदानवः / वर्धमानां शक्तिचमूं हीयमानां निजां चमूम्
Transliteration
pravartamāne samare viśukro duṣṭadānavaḥ / vardhamānāṃ śakticamūṃ hīyamānāṃ nijāṃ camūm
Translation
युद्ध चल रहा था; दुष्ट दानव विशुक्र ने देखा कि शक्ति की सेना बढ़ रही है और उसकी अपनी सेना घटती जा रही है।
Word by Word
pravartamānewhile (the battle) was in progress
pravartamāne:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeVerb
Rootpra√vṛt (धातु)
FormVartamāna-kāla participle (शतृ/शानच्), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; Neuter/Masculine form used adverbially; ‘while proceeding/ongoing’
samarein the battle
samare:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsamara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular
viśukraḥViśukra
viśukraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviśukra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name
duṣṭa-dānavaḥthe wicked demon
duṣṭa-dānavaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootduṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; karmadhāraya ‘wicked (as) a Dānava’
vardhamānāmincreasing
vardhamānām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Root√vṛdh (धातु)
FormPresent participle (शतृ), Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agreeing with camūm
śakti-camūmŚakti’s army
śakti-camūm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśakti (प्रातिपदिक) + camū (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa ‘army of Śakti (goddess/Śakti’s forces)’
hīyamānāmdiminishing
hīyamānām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Root√hā (धातु)
FormPassive present participle (शानच्), Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agreeing with camūm
nijāmhis own
nijām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootnija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agreeing with camūm
camūmarmy
camūm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootcamū (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular