Shloka 5
Lalitopākhyāna: Devagaṇa-samāgamaḥ and Śrīnagaryāḥ Nirmāṇam
Assembly of Devas; Construction and Splendor of the Divine City
Devanagari script
चकार नगरं दिव्यं यथामरपुरं तथा / ततो भगवती दुर्गा सर्वमन्त्राधिदेवता
Transliteration
cakāra nagaraṃ divyaṃ yathāmarapuraṃ tathā / tato bhagavatī durgā sarvamantrādhidevatā
Translation
അമരപുരിയെപ്പോലെ ഒരു ദിവ്യനഗരം അദ്ദേഹം നിർമ്മിച്ചു; തുടർന്ന് സർവ്വമന്ത്രങ്ങളുടെ അധിദേവതയായ ഭഗവതി ദുർഗ്ഗ പ്രത്യക്ഷയായി।
Word by Word
cakāramade
cakāra:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (कृ धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
nagaraṃa city
nagaraṃ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnagara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
divyaṃdivine
divyaṃ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdivya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with nagaram
yathāas/like
yathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
FormComparative adverb (उपमानवाचक अव्यय)
amara-puraṃthe city of the gods
amara-puraṃ:
Upamāna (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootamara (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: ‘city of the immortals’
tathāso/likewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormCorrelative adverb (तदर्थक अव्यय)
tataḥthen/thereupon
tataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAblatival adverb (अपादानार्थक अव्यय): ‘then/thereupon/from that’
bhagavatīthe Blessed Goddess
bhagavatī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavatī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
durgāDurgā
durgā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdurgā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to bhagavatī
sarva-mantra-adhi-devatāpresiding deity of all mantras
sarva-mantra-adhi-devatā:
Karta (कर्ता) (appositional epithet)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + adhi (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa with adhi-: ‘presiding deity over all mantras’