Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 125
Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
Devanagari script
दृष्ट्वासुरगणा देवान्प्रगृहीतायुधान्पुनः / उत्पेतुः सहसा सर्वे संत्रस्तास्ते ततो ऽभवन्
Transliteration
dṛṣṭvāsuragaṇā devānpragṛhītāyudhānpunaḥ / utpetuḥ sahasā sarve saṃtrastāste tato 'bhavan
Translation
دیوتاؤں کو پھر ہتھیار تھامے دیکھ کر اسوروں کے جتھے یکایک اچھل پڑے؛ پھر وہ سب سخت خوف زدہ ہو گئے۔
Word by Word
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Kriyā (क्रिया) (prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वान्त), ‘having seen’
asura-gaṇāḥthe asura hosts
asura-gaṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural; Tatpuruṣa: ‘group of asuras’
devānthe gods
devān:
Karma (कर्म) (object of ‘dṛṣṭvā’)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
pragṛhītāyudhānarmed (weapons held)
pragṛhītāyudhān:
Karma (कर्म) (qualifier of object)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra-grah (धातु) + gṛhīta (क्त) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormBahuvrīhi: ‘having weapons in hand’; Masculine, Accusative, Plural qualifying devān
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘again/further’
utpetuḥleapt up, fled
utpetuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootut-pat (धातु)
FormLiṭ-lakāra (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural; ‘flew up/sprang up’
sahasāsuddenly
sahasā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsahasā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb ‘suddenly/forcibly’
sarveall
sarve:
Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
saṃtrastāḥterrified
saṃtrastāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃ-tras (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; ‘frightened’
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya, adverb ‘thereupon/then/from that’
abhavanbecame, were
abhavan:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormLaṅ-lakāra (लङ्, imperfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural; ‘became/were’