Brahma Purana — Apsaroyugam Tirtha: The Confluence that Grants Worldly Enjoyment and Liberation, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

स्पर्धासीन् महती ब्रह्मन् विश्वामित्रवसिष्ठयोः तपस्यन्तं गाधिसुतं ब्राह्मण्यार्थे यतव्रतम् //

Translation

Ayat ini hanya mengandungi nombor “5” tanpa teks asal; maka terjemahan ke bahasa lain tidak dapat dibuat.

Word by Word

• spardhā: rivalry / contest
• spardhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: spardhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (Imperfect/Past), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (Singular)

• mahatī: great
• mahatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative, 1st), Ekavacana (Singular)

• brahman: O Brahmin (sage)
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana (Singular)

• viśvāmitra-vasiṣṭhayoḥ: of Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha
• viśvāmitra-vasiṣṭhayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक) + vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (pair); Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive, 6th), Dvivacana (Dual)

• tapasyantam: performing austerities
• tapasyantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tapas (तपस्/तप् धातु)
• Form: Kridanta: Śatṛ (present active participle) masculine; Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• gādhi-sutam: the son of Gādhi (Viśvāmitra)
• gādhi-sutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gādhi (प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣṭhī: ‘son of Gādhi’); Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

• brāhmaṇya-arthe: for the sake of brahmin status
• brāhmaṇya-arthe: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (caturthī/ṣaṣṭhī sense: ‘for the sake of brahminhood’); Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative, 7th), Ekavacana (Singular) used as purpose-locative

• yata-vratam: of restrained vows / vow-observant
• yata-vratam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yata (कृदन्त; √yam यम्) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (‘disciplined in vows’); Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative, 2nd), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

• Narrator (to Nārada) recounting an earlier episode; vocative 'brahman' appears as a conventional address within narration