Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 125
Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
Devanagari script
दृष्ट्वासुरगणा देवान्प्रगृहीतायुधान्पुनः / उत्पेतुः सहसा सर्वे संत्रस्तास्ते ततो ऽभवन्
Transliteration
dṛṣṭvāsuragaṇā devānpragṛhītāyudhānpunaḥ / utpetuḥ sahasā sarve saṃtrastāste tato 'bhavan
Translation
ದೇವರುಗಳನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಆಯುಧಧಾರಿಗಳಾಗಿ ಕಂಡು, ಅಸುರಗಣಗಳು ಏಕಾಏಕಿ ಹಾರಿಬಿದ್ದವು; ಆಗ ಅವರು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಭೀತರಾದರು।
Word by Word
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Kriyā (क्रिया) (prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वान्त), ‘having seen’
asura-gaṇāḥthe asura hosts
asura-gaṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural; Tatpuruṣa: ‘group of asuras’
devānthe gods
devān:
Karma (कर्म) (object of ‘dṛṣṭvā’)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
pragṛhītāyudhānarmed (weapons held)
pragṛhītāyudhān:
Karma (कर्म) (qualifier of object)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra-grah (धातु) + gṛhīta (क्त) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormBahuvrīhi: ‘having weapons in hand’; Masculine, Accusative, Plural qualifying devān
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘again/further’
utpetuḥleapt up, fled
utpetuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootut-pat (धातु)
FormLiṭ-lakāra (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural; ‘flew up/sprang up’
sahasāsuddenly
sahasā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsahasā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb ‘suddenly/forcibly’
sarveall
sarve:
Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
saṃtrastāḥterrified
saṃtrastāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃ-tras (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; ‘frightened’
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya, adverb ‘thereupon/then/from that’
abhavanbecame, were
abhavan:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormLaṅ-lakāra (लङ्, imperfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural; ‘became/were’