Brahma Purana — The Ananta-Vasudeva Image: From Brahma’s Commission to Puruṣottama Kṣetra, Shloka 3
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मोवाच प्रवक्ष्यामि मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सारात् सारतरं परम् अनन्तवासुदेवस्य माहात्म्यं भुवि दुर्लभम् //
Translation
ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ಲೋಕಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ‘3’ ಎಂದು ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; ಮೂಲ ಶ್ಲೋಕಪಾಠ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ.
Word by Word
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
pravakṣyāmiI shall explain
pravakṣyāmi:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
muni-śreṣṭhāḥO best of sages
muni-śreṣṭhāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘मुनीनां श्रेष्ठाः’
sārātfrom the essence
sārāt:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootsāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)
sārataraṃmore essential
sārataraṃ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsāratara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)
paramsupreme
param:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
ananta-vāsudevasyaof Ananta Vāsudeva
ananta-vāsudevasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootananta (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय
māhātmyamgreatness, glory
māhātmyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmāhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
bhuvion earth
bhuvi:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhū (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
durlabhamrare, hard to obtain
durlabham:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdurlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker
Brahmā speaking to the sages
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