Brahma Purana — Shiva Proclaims the Supreme Path: Devotion to Vasudeva and the Yadu Lineage, Shloka 5
Devanagari script
संसारे ऽस्मिन् महाघोरे भैरवे लोमहर्षणे भ्रमन्ति सुचिरं कालं पुरुषाश् चाल्पमेधसः //
Translation
अत्र श्लोकः पञ्चमः—धर्मार्थं पवित्रं वचनं प्रवर्तते; यः श्रद्धया शृणोति स पुण्यफलमवाप्नोति।
Word by Word
saṃsārein saṃsāra
saṃsāre:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
asminin this
asmin:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम
mahāghorevery dreadful
mahāghore:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Qualifier of location)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā + ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय: महा + घोर = 'very terrible', saṃsāre इति विशेषणम्
bhairavefearsome
bhairave:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Qualifier of location)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhairava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); saṃsāre इति विशेषणम्
lomaharṣaṇehair-raising
lomaharṣaṇe:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Qualifier of location)
TypeAdjective
Rootloma + harṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: लोमानां हर्षणम् (causing horripilation), saṃsāre इति विशेषणम्
bhramantiwander
bhramanti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhram (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
suciramfor long
suciram:
Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Duration)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsucira (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative), अर्थः: 'for a long time'
kālamtime (duration)
kālam:
Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Duration)
TypeNoun
Rootkāla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कालावधि-द्वितीया (accusative of duration)
puruṣāḥpeople; men
puruṣāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootpuruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
alpamedhasaḥof little understanding
alpamedhasaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootalpa + medhas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: अल्पा मेधा येषाम्/अल्पमेधसः = 'of little intellect' (bahuvrīhi-like sense, but form treated as adjective)
Speaker
Sages continue speaking to Śiva.