Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 39
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मोवाच ततो ऽभिव्याहृतो दक्षो रुद्रेणामिततेजसा स्वायंभुवीं तनुं त्यक्त्वा उत्पन्नो मानुषेष्व् इह //
Translation
पञ्चत्रिंशदध्याये एकोनचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽयं श्लोकः; मूलश्लोकस्य दर्शनं विना अनुवादो न सिद्ध्यति।
Word by Word
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (ब्रह्मन्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (वच् धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
tataḥthen/thereupon
tataḥ:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
abhivyāhṛtaḥwas called/uttered (aloud)
abhivyāhṛtaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootabhi + ā + hṛ (हृ धातु) + ta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate of dakṣaḥ
dakṣaḥDakṣa
dakṣaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdakṣa (दक्ष-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
rudreṇaby Rudra
rudreṇa:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootrudra (रुद्र-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
amita-tejasāof immeasurable radiance
amita-tejasā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootamita (अमित-प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (तेजस्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular; qualifier of rudreṇa (i.e., 'by Rudra of immeasurable splendor')
svāyaṃbhuvīmSvāyambhuvī (self-born lineage)
svāyaṃbhuvīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsvāyaṃbhuvī (स्वायम्भुवी-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifier of tanum
tanumbody/form
tanum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottanu (तनु-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
tyaktvāhaving abandoned
tyaktvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roottyaj (त्यज् धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)
utpannaḥwas born/arose
utpannaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootut + pad (पद्/पद्यते धातु) + ta (क्त)
FormPast participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate of dakṣaḥ
mānuṣeṣuamong humans
mānuṣeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmānuṣa (मानुष-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural
ihahere
iha:
Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb
Speaker
Brahmā narrates to an implied listener (likely a sage/king in frame narrative).