Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 38
Devanagari script
तस्मिन् धृते सर्वलोकाः सर्वे तिष्ठन्ति शाश्वताः तस्माद् अहं वसामीह सततं न तवाज्ञया //
Translation
ഇത് അധ്യായം 34 ലെ 38-ാം ശ്ലോകം; മൂലപാഠം ലഭിച്ചാൽ അതിന്റെ അർത്ഥം യഥാവിധി വിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യാം.
Word by Word
tasminin that (state/place)
tasmin:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
dhṛtewhen/while (it is) held/supported
dhṛte:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhṛ (धातु) + ta (क्त, क्तप्रत्यय)
FormPast passive participle (क्त/कर्मणि), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; agrees with tasmin (सप्तमी-एकवचन)
sarva-lokāḥall worlds
sarva-lokāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक) + loka (लोक-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
sarveall
sarve:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; qualifier of lokāḥ
tiṣṭhantistand/continue/exist
tiṣṭhanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsthā (स्था धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
śāśvatāḥeternal/everlasting
śāśvatāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootśāśvata (शाश्वत-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; qualifier of lokāḥ
tasmāttherefore/from that
tasmāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAblative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)
ahamI
aham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
vasāmidwell/live
vasāmi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvas (वस् धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular
ihahere
iha:
Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
satatamalways/constantly
satatam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsatata (सतत-प्रातिपदिक)
FormUsed adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण), indeclinable sense
nanot
na:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध)
tavayour
tava:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
ājñayāby (your) command
ājñayā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootājñā (आज्ञा-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
Speaker
Continuation of the same speaker as prior verse (likely Rudra/Śiva) asserting cosmic function and independence.