Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 77
Rāma’s Inquiry into the Hidden Identity of the Radiant Stranger
Dialogue Frame
Devanagari script
वसिष्ठ उवाच एवमुक्तस्ततो रामः शंभुना तं प्रणम्य च / जग्राह परशुं शैव विबुधारिवधोद्यतः
Transliteration
vasiṣṭha uvāca evamuktastato rāmaḥ śaṃbhunā taṃ praṇamya ca / jagrāha paraśuṃ śaiva vibudhārivadhodyataḥ
Translation
Vasiṣṭha nói— Nghe Śambhu phán vậy, Rāma đảnh lễ Ngài rồi, quyết diệt kẻ thù của chư thiên, liền nắm lấy chiếc rìu thiêng của Śiva.
Word by Word
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
FormLiṭ (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
उक्तःhaving been addressed
उक्तः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject; patient)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; from √वच्; qualifies 'रामः'
ततःthen
ततः:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
रामःRāma
रामः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootराम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
शंभुनाby Śambhu (Śiva)
शंभुना:
Karaṇa (करण/Agent in passive / Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootशंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
प्रणम्यhaving bowed to
प्रणम्य:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-नम् (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable; from √नम् with prefix प्र
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय)
जग्राहtook, seized
जग्राह:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु)
FormLiṭ (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada
परशुम्axe
परशुम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootपरशु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
शैवम्Śiva’s (belonging to Śiva)
शैवम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootशैव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying 'परशुम्'
विबुध-अरि-वध-उद्यतःready to slay the gods’ enemies
विबुध-अरि-वध-उद्यतः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootविबुध (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्यत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; compound qualifying 'रामः'; sense: 'ready for the slaying of the enemies of the gods'