Brahma Purana — The Ananta-Vasudeva Image: From Brahma’s Commission to Puruṣottama Kṣetra, Shloka 1
Devanagari script
मुनय ऊचुः नहि नस् तृप्तिर् अस्तीह शृण्वतां भगवत्कथाम् पुनर् एव परं गुह्यं वक्तुम् अर्हस्य् अशेषतः //
Translation
ខគម្ពីរនេះ៖ «១» — សេចក្តីបង្រៀនដ៏បរិសុទ្ធ ត្រូវបានរាប់បញ្ចូលក្នុងព្រះបុរាណ។
Word by Word
munayaḥsages
munayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-बोधक (emphatic/indeed)
naḥfor us / of us
naḥ:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन (Plural)
tṛptiḥsatisfaction
tṛptiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottṛpti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
astiis
asti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
ihahere
iha:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: here)
śṛṇvatāmof (those) listening
śṛṇvatām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootśru (धातु)
Formशृण्वत्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
bhagavat-kathāmthe Lord’s story/discourse
bhagavat-kathām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक) + kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘भगवतः कथा’
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
Formकाल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle: indeed/just)
paramsupreme
param:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
guhyamsecret
guhyam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootguhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
vaktumto speak
vaktum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival purpose)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to speak’
arhasiyou are worthy/should
arhasi:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootarh (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)
aśeṣataḥcompletely
aśeṣataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootaśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverbial ablative), ‘without remainder/entirely’
Speaker
Sages addressing the main narrator/deity who is speaking (identified as Brahmā in the next verse)