Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 31
Pitṛgaṇa-Vibhāga (Classification of the Pitṛs) and the Śrāddha–Soma Nourishment Cycle
Devanagari script
सुमहान्परिखेदो मे जायते गर्भधारणात् / मद्धितार्थ मथो गर्भमिमं धारय निम्नगे
Transliteration
sumahānparikhedo me jāyate garbhadhāraṇāt / maddhitārtha matho garbhamimaṃ dhāraya nimnage
Translation
Việc mang thai này khiến ta mỏi mệt vô cùng. Vì lợi ích của ta, hỡi Nimnagā, xin hãy mang lấy thai này.
Word by Word
su-mahānvery great
su-mahān:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu (सु उपसर्ग/निपात) + mahant (महन्त् प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुं), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); avyayībhāva-like intensification with su-
parikhedaḥfatigue/distress
parikhedaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootparikheda (परिखेद प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुं), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
meto me / my
me:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)
jāyatearises
jāyate:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√jan (जन् धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); ātmanepada
garbha-dhāraṇātfrom pregnancy/bearing the fetus
garbha-dhāraṇāt:
Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootgarbha (गर्भ) + dhāraṇā (धारणा)
FormFeminine (स्त्री), Ablative (पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'from bearing the embryo'
mat-hitārthamfor my welfare
mat-hitārtham:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeAdjective
Rootmad (मद्/अस्मद्) + hita (हित) + artha (अर्थ)
FormNeuter (नपुंसक), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'for my benefit' (mad- + hitārtha)
athathen/so
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात-अव्यय) indicating sequence
garbhamthe embryo
garbham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgarbha (गर्भ प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुं), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
imamthis
imam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootidam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुं), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative used adjectivally with garbham
dhārayabear/hold
dhāraya:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dhṛ (धृ धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada
nimnageO river (flowing downward)
nimnage:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootnimnagā (निम्नगा प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्री), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); epithet of a river (Gaṅgā)