Brahma Purana — Daksha’s Sacrifice, Sati’s Self-Immolation, and Uma’s Tapas, Shloka 94
Devanagari script
अथ तस्यास् तपोयोगात् त्रैलोक्यम् अखिलं तदा प्रधूपितम् इहालक्ष्य वचस् ताम् अहम् अब्रवम् //
Translation
అధ్యాయం 34 లోని శ్లోకం 94—ఇట్లు బ్రహ్మపురాణంలో తత్త్వం చెప్పబడింది.
Word by Word
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formआरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)
tasyāḥof her
tasyāḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग-सम्बन्ध (feminine referent)
tapas-yogātfrom (her) ascetic practice/discipline
tapas-yogāt:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Roottapas + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: tapas-yoga), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
trailokyamthe three worlds
trailokyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottri + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्विगु-समास (numerical), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
akhilamentire
akhilam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootakhila (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषण (of trailokyam)
tadāat that time
tadā:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
pradhūpitamscorched/afflicted (as if smoked/burnt)
pradhūpitam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-dhūpita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dhūp धूप्)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); कर्म-विशेषण (describing trailokyam)
ihahere
iha:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)
ālakṣyahaving noticed
ālakṣya:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootā-lakṣ (धातु; √lakṣ लक्ष्)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having perceived/observed’
vacaswords/speech
vacas:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvacas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
tāmto her
tām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)
ahamI
aham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
abravamsaid/spoke
abravam:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√brū (धातु; ब्रू)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष? actually उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
Speaker
The narrator (first-person 'I') addresses the goddess/maiden whose tapas affects the worlds (context suggests Umā or one of the maidens).