Brahma Purana — The Five Sacred River-Tirthas: Savitri, Gayatri, Shraddha, Medha, and Sarasvati, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच सावित्री चैव गायत्री श्रद्धा मेधा सरस्वती एतानि पञ्च तीर्थानि पुण्यानि मुनयो विदुः //

Translation

คาถาที่หนึ่ง—ณ ที่นี้กระแสพระวาจาแห่งปุราณะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์เริ่มดำเนินไป।

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• sāvitrī: Sāvitrī
• sāvitrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (emphatic particle/अवधारण)

• gāyatrī: Gāyatrī
• gāyatrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• śraddhā: Faith (Śraddhā)
• śraddhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• medhā: Intelligence (Medhā)
• medhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• sarasvatī: Sarasvatī
• sarasvatī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• etāni: these
• etāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; demonstrative pronoun

• pañca: five
• pañca: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saṃkhyā (numeral/संख्या), indeclinable-like; qualifying tīrthāni

• tīrthāni: holy places
• tīrthāni: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• puṇyāni: meritorious/holy
• puṇyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; agreeing with tīrthāni

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• viduḥ: know
• viduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana; Parasmaipada

Speaker

• Brahmā speaking (to the ongoing audience in the Purāṇic dialogue frame)