Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 25

Agastyopadeśa: Viṣṇupada-stava-sādhanā and Paraśurāma’s Darśana of Hari

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ उवाच इत्येवं जामदग्न्यं तु स्तुवन्तं प्रणतं पुरः / उवाचागाधया वाचा मोहयन्निव मायया

Transliteration

vasiṣṭha uvāca ityevaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ tu stuvantaṃ praṇataṃ puraḥ / uvācāgādhayā vācā mohayanniva māyayā

Translation

Васиштха сказал: увидев Джамадагнью, восхваляющего и распростёртого ниц перед ним, он произнёс слова глубокой, бездонной речи, словно околдовывая майей.

Word by Word

• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (उद्धरणसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• evam: in this manner
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• jāmadagnyam: Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• jāmadagnyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmadagnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (patronymic of Jamadagni; i.e., Rāma)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• stuvantam: praising
• stuvantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stu (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• praṇatam: bowed down
• praṇatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + nam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• puraḥ: in front
• puraḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय) meaning ‘in front’

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• agādhayā: with unfathomable
• agādhayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular; qualifies vācā

• vācā: speech
• vācā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• mohayan: bewildering
• mohayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muh (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agreeing with vasiṣṭhaḥ

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle (उपमावाचक निपात)

• māyayā: by illusion
• māyayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular