Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 119
Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
Devanagari script
व्रतं चर मयोद्दिष्टं ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः / पूर्मं वर्षसहस्रं वै कुण्डधूममवाक्शिराः
Transliteration
vrataṃ cara mayoddiṣṭaṃ brahmacārī samāhitaḥ / pūrmaṃ varṣasahasraṃ vai kuṇḍadhūmamavākśirāḥ
Translation
میرا بتایا ہوا ورت اختیار کرو؛ برہماچاری بن کر یکسو رہو۔ پہلے ہزار برس تک کُنڈ کے دھوئیں میں سر نیچا کیے رہو۔
Word by Word
vratamvow
vratam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvrata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
carapractice/perform
cara:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√car (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
mayāby me
mayā:
Karaṇa/Agent-instrument (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)
uddiṣṭamprescribed/indicated
uddiṣṭam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootud-√diś (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with vratam
brahmacārīa celibate student
brahmacārī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahmacārin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
samāhitaḥcomposed/collected (in mind)
samāhitaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam-ā-√dhā (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
pūrmaṃfully/for a full (period)
pūrmaṃ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootpūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial use = 'for a full/previous' (here: 'for a full')
varṣa-sahasrama thousand years
varṣa-sahasram:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvarṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वर्षाणां सहस्रम्); Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात-प्रयोग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
kuṇḍa-dhūmamthe smoke of the fire-pit
kuṇḍa-dhūmam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhūma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कुण्डस्य धूमः); Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
avāk-śirāḥwith head bent down
avāk-śirāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootavāk (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
FormBahuvrīhi: 'whose head is downward'; Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)