Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 56
Śivaloka–Brahmaloka Varnana
Description of Śivaloka and the Upper Worlds
Devanagari script
इत्युक्त्वा शङ्करस्तस्मै ददौ मन्त्रं सुदुर्लभम् / त्रैलोक्यविजयं नाम कवचं परमाद्भुतम्
Transliteration
ityuktvā śaṅkarastasmai dadau mantraṃ sudurlabham / trailokyavijayaṃ nāma kavacaṃ paramādbhutam
Translation
Pagkasabi nito, ibinigay ni Śaṅkara sa kanya ang napakabihirang mantra—ang kamangha-manghang baluting tinatawag na “Trailokyavijaya”.
Word by Word
itithus
iti:
Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इति-उक्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)
uktvāhaving said
uktvā:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)
śaṅkaraḥŚaṅkara (Śiva)
śaṅkaraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)
tasmaito him
tasmai:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (singular)
dadaugave
dadau:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdā (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद
mantrama mantra
mantram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)
sudurlabhamvery hard to obtain
sudurlabham:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu + durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (qualifier)
trailokyavijayam(called) ‘Victory over the three worlds’
trailokyavijayam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottri + loka + vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (victory of the three worlds)
nāmaby name
nāma:
Saṃjñā-dyotaka (संज्ञाद्योतक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (name-indicator particle)
kavacamarmor; protective charm
kavacam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkavaca (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)
paramādbhutamsupremely wonderful
paramādbhutam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparama + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण