Brahma Purana — Brahmatirtha, Rudratirtha, and Sauryatirtha: The Sanctification of Brahma’s Severed Fifth Head, Shloka 1
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मोवाच इदम् अप्य् अपरं तीर्थं देवानाम् अपि दुर्लभम् ब्रह्मतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं नृणाम् //
Translation
പ്രഥമ ശ്ലോകം—ഇവിടെ പവിത്ര പുരാണവചനത്തിന്റെ പ്രവാഹം ആരംഭിക്കുന്നു।
Word by Word
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
idamthis
idam:
Visheshya (विशेष्य/subject-apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; here with apposition to tīrtham (nominative)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; particle (निपात)
aparamanother
aparam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootapara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (tīrtham)
tīrthamsacred ford/pilgrimage place
tīrtham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन
apieven/also
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; particle (निपात)
durlabhamhard to obtain
durlabham:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdurlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (tīrtham)
brahmatīrthamBrahma-tirtha
brahmatīrtham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः तीर्थम्)
itithus/so called
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; quotative particle (इति-निपात)
khyātamknown/called
khyātam:
Kriya (क्रिया/description)
TypeVerb
Rootkhyā (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विशेषण (tīrtham)
bhuktienjoyment
bhukti:
Purvapada (पूर्वपद)
TypeNoun
Rootbhukti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound member)
muktiliberation
mukti:
Purvapada (पूर्वपद)
TypeNoun
Rootmukti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound member)
pradamgranting
pradam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra + dā (धातु) → prada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-समासभाव: भुक्तिं च मुक्तिं च प्रददाति इति; विशेषण (brahmatīrtham)
nṛṇāmof men/for humans
nṛṇām:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन
Speaker
Brahmā speaking (to sages/recipients in the frame narrative; not specified in the verse)