Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 63

श्रीनगर-त्रिपुरा-सप्तकक्षा-पालकदेवताप्रकाशनम्

Revelation of the Guardian Deities of Śrīnagara-Tripurā’s Seven Enclosures

Devanagari script

तस्यैव पश्चिमे भागे निरृतिः खड्गधारकः / राक्षसं लोकमाश्रित्य वर्तते ललितार्चकः

Transliteration

tasyaiva paścime bhāge nirṛtiḥ khaḍgadhārakaḥ / rākṣasaṃ lokamāśritya vartate lalitārcakaḥ

Translation

ਉਸੇ ਦੇ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਭਾਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੜਗਧਾਰੀ ਨਿਰ੍ਰਿਤੀ, ਰਾਖਸ਼ਸ ਲੋਕ ਦਾ ਆਸਰਾ ਲੈ ਕੇ, ਲਲਿਤਾ ਦੇਵੀ ਦਾ ਅਰਚਕ ਬਣ ਕੇ ਵੱਸਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• tasya: of him/that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (निपात)

• paścime: in the western
• paścime: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with bhāge

• bhāge: in the part/region
• bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• nirṛtiḥ: Nirṛti (deity of the southwest)
• nirṛtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• khaḍgadhārakaḥ: sword-bearer
• khaḍgadhārakaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khaḍgadhāraka (प्रातिपदिक; khaḍga+dhāraka)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective to nirṛtiḥ

• rākṣasam: demonic; of rākṣasas
• rākṣasam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies lokam

• lokam: world/realm
• lokam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āśritya: having resorted to
• āśritya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable; 'having resorted to'

• vartate: remains; exists; functions
• vartate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• lalitārcakaḥ: worshipper of Lalitā
• lalitārcakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lalitārcaka (प्रातिपदिक; lalitā+arcaka)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to nirṛtiḥ