Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच ततस् ताम् अब्रवं चाहं यदर्थं तप्यसे शुभे स त्वां स्वयम् उपागम्य इहैव वरयिष्यति //

Translation

ଏହା ଅଠାନବ୍ବେତମ ଶ୍ଲୋକ—ଧର୍ମର ମାର୍ଗ ବିସ୍ତୃତ; ସତ୍ସଙ୍ଗରେ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଦୀପ୍ତ ହୁଏ ଏବଂ ହୃଦୟରେ ଶାନ୍ତି ଜନ୍ମେ।

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• tatas: then, thereafter
• tatas: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/अनन्तरार्थक (adverb: then/thereafter)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• abravam: I said
• abravam: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• yat-artham: for what purpose
• yat-artham: Hetu (हेतु/Cause-Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्धार्थक), अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः = 'for what purpose'

• tapyase: you perform austerity / you are doing penance
• tapyase: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• śubhe: O auspicious one
• śubhe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्वयम् (adverb: personally/by himself)

• upāgamya: having approached
• upāgamya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable participle): 'having come/approached'

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: here)

• eva: indeed, right here
• eva: Nipata (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (particle of emphasis: indeed/only)

• varayiṣyati: will choose / will grant (as desired)
• varayiṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु) [var- (causative stem)]
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) प्रयोगः: 'will choose (as a boon/bride)'

Speaker

• Brahma speaks about what he told Devi (narrated speech).