Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 6

मदनकामेश्वरप्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Madana-Kāmeśvara

Devanagari script

समानधर्मिणी युक्ता भार्या पितृवशंवदा / यदद्वैतं परं ब्रह्म सदसद्भाववर्जितम्

Transliteration

samānadharmiṇī yuktā bhāryā pitṛvaśaṃvadā / yadadvaitaṃ paraṃ brahma sadasadbhāvavarjitam

Translation

Ang asawang kaayon sa dharma at nararapat ay yaong sumusunod sa kalooban ng ama. At ang Kataas-taasang Brahman na di-dalawa (advaita) ay lampas sa pag-iral at di-pag-iral.

Word by Word

• samānadharmiṇī: having the same dharma/nature
• samānadharmiṇī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāna + dharmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; -in/-inī adjective ‘having’

• yuktā: proper/fit
• yuktā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; PPP (क्त) from yuj (युज्)

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicate nominative
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• pitṛvaśaṃvadā: obedient to the father’s will
• pitṛvaśaṃvadā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pitṛ + vaśa + vada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; ‘speaking/acting according to father’s control’ (vada as adjectival stem)

• yat: that which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣya (head)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st)/Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; relative pronoun

• advaitam: non-dual
• advaitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-dvaita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st)/Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st)/Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• brahma: Brahman (Absolute)
• brahma: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣya
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st)/Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• sadasadbhāvavarjitam: devoid of being real/unreal
• sadasadbhāvavarjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat + asat + bhāva + varjita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā (1st)/Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; PPP (क्त) from varj (वर्ज्) ‘devoid of’; compound meaning ‘devoid of the state of being sat/asat’