Brahma Purana — Nārada Requests the Sequential Fruits of Tīrthas; The Origins of Tryambaka and Vārāha Tīrthas, Shloka 2
Devanagari script
क्रमशो ब्राह्मणानीतां गङ्गां मे प्रथमं वद पृथक् तीर्थफलं पुण्यं सेतिहासं यथाक्रमम् //
Translation
अत्र श्लोकसंख्या “२” इति निर्दिष्टा; मूलपाठोऽत्र उपलब्धो न दृश्यते।
Word by Word
kramaśaḥin order
kramaśaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkrama (प्रातिपदिक) + śas (शस्-प्रत्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb formed with शस्: 'in order/gradually'
brāhmaṇa-ānītāmbrought by brāhmaṇas
brāhmaṇa-ānītām:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ā-√nī (नी) + kta (क्त)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular; PPP (क्त) 'brought'; tatpuruṣa: 'brought by brāhmaṇas' (instrumental sense) qualifying gaṅgām
gaṅgāmGaṅgā
gaṅgām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
meto me
me:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma, Dative (4th), Singular
prathamamfirst
prathamam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprathama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya (adverbial accusative): 'first'
vadatell
vada:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vad (वद्)
FormLoṭ (लोट्, imperative), Parasmaipada, 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular
pṛthakseparately
pṛthak:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpṛthak (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb 'separately'
tīrtha-phalamthe result/merit of (each) sacred place
tīrtha-phalam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; 'fruit of a tīrtha'
puṇyamholy/meritorious
puṇyam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpuṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifies tīrtha-phalam
sa-itihāsamwith (its) legend
sa-itihāsam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + itihāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; avyayībhāva: 'together with its legend/history' qualifying tīrtha-phalam
yathā-kramamin due order
yathā-kramam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय) + krama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya; avyayībhāva adverb: 'according to order'
Speaker
Nārada to Brahmā