Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 99
Śrīpura-Nirmāṇa-Prastāva (Inquiry into Śrīpura and its Construction) / “The Proposal to Build Śrīpura”
Devanagari script
उभयोर्गुणसाम्ये तु मित्रयोरधिके गुणे / एकस्य कारणाज्जाते तत्रान्यस्य स्पृहा भवेत्
Transliteration
ubhayorguṇasāmye tu mitrayoradhike guṇe / ekasya kāraṇājjāte tatrānyasya spṛhā bhavet
Translation
Kapag ang dalawang magkaibigan ay magkapantay sa mga katangian, o kung ang isa ay higit sa kabutihan; kung ang kagalingan ay sumibol dahil sa dahilan ng isa, sa kabila ay sisilang ang pagnanais at pananabik.
Word by Word
ubhayorof both
ubhayor:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootubhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन (Dual), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
guṇa-sāmyein equality of qualities
guṇa-sāmye:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (guṇānāṃ sāmye)
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)
mitrayorof (two) friends
mitrayor:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन (Dual), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
adhikewhen (it is) greater
adhike:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootadhika (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); विशेषण (qualifying guṇe)
guṇein a quality
guṇe:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)
ekasyaof one (of them)
ekasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine/used pronominally)
kāraṇātfrom a cause/reason
kāraṇāt:
Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source-cause)
TypeNoun
Rootkāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपञ्चमी (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
jātewhen it has arisen/occurred
jāte:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
TypeVerb
Rootjan (धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)
tatrathere/then
tatra:
Desha-Adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण/Adverbial location)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there/then)
anyasyaof the other
anyasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine/used pronominally)
spṛhādesire/longing
spṛhā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootspṛhā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)
bhavetwould arise/be
bhavet:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद