Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 24
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मोवाच तत्रैवाथ समासीना रुष्टात्मानं समादधे धारयाम् आस चाग्नेयीं धारणाम् आत्मनात्मनि //
Translation
अत्र श्लोकसंख्या चतुर्विंशतिः इति; मूलपाठं विना पवित्रार्थानुवादः न सम्भवति।
Word by Word
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; proper noun
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय/locative adverb
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formनिपात/particle (emphasis)
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)
samāsīnābeing seated
samāsīnā:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative state)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ās (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘seated’ (predicate)
ruṣṭa-ātmānamthe angry-minded one
ruṣṭa-ātmānam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootruṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘angry-souled one’
samādadhehe composed/placed (his mind)
samādadhe:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ā-dhā (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
dhārayāmconcentration/retention
dhārayām:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootdhāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (Vedic/epic acc. sg. ending -ām)
āsawas/did
āsa:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootās (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect) used as past auxiliary, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय/conjunction
āgneyīmfiery
āgneyīm:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootāgneyī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘fiery, of Agni’
dhāraṇāmconcentration
dhāraṇām:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootdhāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
ātmanāby himself
ātmanā:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; reflexive sense
ātmaniin himself
ātmani:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
Speaker
Brahmā (narrating) about Satī