Brahma Purana — The Naimittika and Prākṛta Dissolutions: Cosmic Absorption into Viṣṇu, Shloka 10
Devanagari script
ततः प्रबुद्धो रात्र्यन्ते पुनः सृष्टिं करोत्य् अजः ब्रह्मस्वरूपधृग् विष्णुर् यथा वः कथितं पुरा //
Translation
ദശമ ശ്ലോകം—ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ പാരായണം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ പുണ്യം നേടുകയും പാപത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകുകയും ചെയ്യും।
Word by Word
tataḥthen/thereafter
tataḥ:
Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence
prabuddhaḥawakened
prabuddhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra-√budh (बुध्) + ta (कृदन्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; past participle (क्त) ‘awakened’
rātri-anteat the end of the night
rātri-ante:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootrātri + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘at the end of the night’
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
sṛṣṭimcreation
sṛṣṭim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
karotidoes/makes
karoti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (कृ)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
ajaḥthe Unborn (Brahmā)
ajaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootaja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
brahma-svarūpa-dhṛkbearing Brahmā’s form
brahma-svarūpa-dhṛk:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbrahma + svarūpa + dhṛk (प्रातिपदिक; dhṛk from √dhṛ (धृ) with क्विप्)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘bearing the form of Brahmā’
viṣṇuḥViṣṇu
viṣṇuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
yathāas
yathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/adverb (सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय) ‘as/just as’
vaḥto you/for you
vaḥ:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive/Dative (6th/षष्ठी or 4th/चतुर्थी), Plural; enclitic pronoun
kathitamtold/related
kathitam:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kath (कथ्) + ita (कृदन्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; past passive participle (क्त) used predicatively: ‘has been told’
purāformerly/earlier
purā:
Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)
Speaker
Narrator/teacher addressing ‘dvijāḥ’ (brahmin sages/disciples)