Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 130
Varāha-uddhāraṇa and the Re-constitution of Bhū-maṇḍala
Earth after Pralaya
Devanagari script
ततस्ते पर्यगृह्णंस्तु नदीक्षेत्राणि पर्वतान् / वृक्षगुल्मौषधीश्चैव प्रसह्य तु यथाबलम्
Transliteration
tataste paryagṛhṇaṃstu nadīkṣetrāṇi parvatān / vṛkṣagulmauṣadhīścaiva prasahya tu yathābalam
Translation
அப்போது அவர்கள் நதிகள், வயல்கள், மலைகளைச் சூழ்ந்து கைப்பற்றினர்; மேலும் மரங்கள், புதர்கள், மூலிகைகளையும் தம் வலிமைக்கேற்ப வலுக்கட்டாயமாகப் பிடித்தனர்.
Word by Word
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) / temporal
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya, temporal adverb
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (contextual), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative), Bahu-vacana
paryagṛhṇanthey seized/appropriated all around
paryagṛhṇan:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpari + grah (ग्रह् धातु)
FormLuṅ (लुङ्, aorist), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Bahu-vacana; upasarga: pari (परि)
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha-bodhaka
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle
nadī-kṣetrāṇirivers and fields
nadī-kṣetrāṇi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnadī (नदी) + kṣetra (क्षेत्र)
FormDvandva (द्वन्द्व) compound; Napuṃsakaliṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā vibhakti (द्वितीया/Accusative), Bahu-vacana
parvatānmountains
parvatān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootparvata (पर्वत प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Bahu-vacana
vṛkṣa-gulma-auṣadhīḥtrees, shrubs, and herbs
vṛkṣa-gulma-auṣadhīḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛkṣa (वृक्ष) + gulma (गुल्म) + auṣadhī (औषधी)
FormDvandva compound; Strīliṅga (औषधी as head by usage) / collective; Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative), Bahu-vacana
caand
ca:
Samuccaya
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, conjunction
evaindeed, just
eva:
Sambandha-bodhaka
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, emphatic particle (निपात)
prasahyaforcibly
prasahya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpra + sah (सह् धातु)
FormKṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya; ‘having forced/forcibly’
tuand/indeed
tu:
Sambandha-bodhaka
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle
yathā-balamaccording to their power
yathā-balam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (यथा अव्यय) + bala (बल प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound used adverbially; ‘according to strength’