Brahma Purana — Khaḍga Tīrtha: The Knowledge-Sword that Cuts Anger, Craving, and Doubt, Shloka 1
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मोवाच खड्गतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं गौतम्या उत्तरे तटे तत्र स्नानेन दानेन मुक्तिभागी भवेन् नरः //
Translation
ຂໍ້ພຣະຄຳພີນີ້: «1» — ຂໍໃຫ້ນັບຖືເປັນອັກສອນສັກສິດໃນພຣະປູຣານະ.
Word by Word
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
khaḍga-tīrthamthe sacred ford called “Khaḍga-tīrtha”
khaḍga-tīrtham:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootkhaḍga (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (khaḍgasya tīrtham)
itithus / as
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle)
khyātamknown / famed
khyātam:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootkhyā (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying khaḍgatīrtham)
gautamyāḥof (the river) Gautamī
gautamyāḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootgautamī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
uttareon the northern
uttare:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying taṭe)
taṭebank
taṭe:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Roottaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)
snānenaby bathing
snānena:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootsnāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
dānenaby giving (charity)
dānena:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootdāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
mukti-bhāgīa recipient of liberation
mukti-bhāgī:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootmukti (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāgin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mukteḥ bhāgī = share/recipient of liberation)
bhavetwould become
bhavet:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलोट्/विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
naraḥa man
naraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootnara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
Speaker
Brahmā speaking (to Nārada in the wider narrative frame).