Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 55
सगरस्यौर्वाश्रमगमनम्
Sagara’s Journey to Aurva’s Hermitage
Devanagari script
स कदाचिदरण्येषु विचरन्निधिमुत्तमम् / दृष्ट्वा ग्रहीतुमारेभे वणिग्लोभवरिप्लुतः
Transliteration
sa kadācidaraṇyeṣu vicarannidhimuttamam / dṛṣṭvā grahītumārebhe vaṇiglobhavariplutaḥ
Translation
ایک بار جنگلوں میں گھومتے ہوئے اس نے ایک عمدہ خزانہ دیکھا؛ تاجر کی لالچ میں ڈوب کر اسے لینے کو لپکا۔
Word by Word
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
kadācitonce/sometime
kadācit:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkadā (कदा, अव्यय) + cit (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)
araṇyeṣuin forests
araṇyeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootaraṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Plural (बहुवचन)
vicarānwandering
vicarān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-car (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
FormPresent active participle (वर्तमानकृदन्त/शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
nidhimtreasure
nidhim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
uttamamexcellent
uttamam:
Karma-dharma (कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with nidhim
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त)
grahītumto seize/take
grahītum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootgrah (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
FormInfinitive (तुमन्त), purpose
ārebhebegan/undertook
ārebhe:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā-rabh (धातु)
FormLiṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person, Singular
vaṇik-lobha-vari-plutaḥoverwhelmed by mercantile greed
vaṇik-lobha-vari-plutaḥ:
Karta-dharma (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvaṇik (वणिक्, प्रातिपदिक) + lobha (लोभ, प्रातिपदिक) + ari (अरि, प्रातिपदिक) + pluta (प्लुत, √plu + kta)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; multi-member तत्पुरुष: 'overwhelmed by the enemy called merchant-greed' (lobha as ari)