Brahma Purana — Krishna Restores Dynastic Order: Ugrasena’s Coronation and the Retrieval of Sandipani’s Son, Shloka 1
Devanagari script
व्यास उवाच तौ समुत्पन्नविज्ञानौ भगवत्कर्मदर्शनात् देवकीवसुदेवौ तु दृष्ट्वा मायां पुनर् हरिः //
Translation
एतत् प्रथमं श्लोकं पवित्रं ब्रह्मपुराणे निर्दिष्टम्।
Word by Word
vyāsaḥVyāsa
vyāsaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvyāsa (व्यास-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच्)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
tauthose two
tau:
Karta (कर्ता) (of implied ‘became’)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)
samutpanna-vijñānauhaving gained understanding
samutpanna-vijñānau:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsamutpanna + vijñāna (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; ‘having arisen knowledge/understanding’
bhagavat-karma-darśanātfrom seeing the Lord’s deeds
bhagavat-karma-darśanāt:
Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat + karma + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; cause/source
devakī-vasudevauDevakī and Vasudeva
devakī-vasudevau:
Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to tau)
TypeNoun
Rootdevakī + vasudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; the pair Devakī and Vasudeva
tuindeed/then
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (दृश्) (कृदन्त)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having seen’
māyāmmāyā, illusion
māyām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmāyā (माया-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
punaragain
punar:
Kāla/Avṛtti (काल/आवृत्ति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunar (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
hariḥHari (Viṣṇu)
hariḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (of implied action after this)
TypeNoun
Roothari (हरि-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
Speaker
Vyāsa narrates to the listener (implied Purāṇic audience); refers to Hari’s actions regarding Devakī and Vasudeva