Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 8
Devanagari script
न ह्य् अल्पं कारणं तत्र प्रभो मन्यामहे वयम् श्रोतुम् इच्छामहे ब्रूहि परं कौतूहलं हि नः //
Translation
Sloka kedelapan—teks sloka tidak dicantumkan; ‘8’ hanya petunjuk.
Word by Word
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), अवधान/हेतौ (indeed/for)
alpamsmall, insignificant
alpam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc sg; adjective)
kāraṇamcause, reason
kāraṇam:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootkāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative sg)
tatrathere, in that matter
tatra:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)
prabhoO lord
prabho:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative sg)
manyāmahewe think, we consider
manyāmahe:
Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootman (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present indicative, 1st person plural, Ātmanepada)
vayamwe
vayam:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Pronoun, Nominative plural)
śrotumto hear
śrotum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय/कृदन्त (infinitive in -tum); कर्मार्थक (purpose: to hear)
icchāmahewe wish, we desire
icchāmahe:
Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootiṣ (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present indicative, 1st person plural, Ātmanepada)
brūhitell (speak)
brūhi:
Kriya (क्रिया/command)
TypeVerb
Rootbrū (धातु)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada)
paramgreat, supreme
param:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative sg; adjective)
kautūhalamcuriosity, wonder
kautūhalam:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeNoun
Rootkautūhala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative sg)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), अवधान (indeed)
naḥof us, our
naḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Pronoun, Genitive plural)
Speaker
Sages address Brahmā/narrator