Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 78
Rāma’s Inquiry into the Hidden Identity of the Radiant Stranger
Dialogue Frame
Devanagari script
ततः स शुशुभे रामो विष्णुतेर्ञ्जो ऽशसंभवः / रुद्रभक्त्या समायुक्तो द्युत्येव सवितुर्महः
Transliteration
tataḥ sa śuśubhe rāmo viṣṇuterñjo 'śasaṃbhavaḥ / rudrabhaktyā samāyukto dyutyeva saviturmahaḥ
Translation
Bấy giờ Rāma rực rỡ— sinh từ uy quang của Viṣṇu, lại tràn đầy lòng sùng kính Rudra; chói sáng như hào quang vĩ đại của mặt trời.
Word by Word
ततःthen
ततः:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
शुशुभेshone, became splendid
शुशुभे:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ् (धातु)
FormLiṭ (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada
रामःRāma
रामः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootराम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (apposition with 'सः')
विष्णोःof Viṣṇu
विष्णोः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
तेजःsplendor
तेजः:
Upamāna/Viśeṣaṇa (उपमान/विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; in apposition/comparison with Rāma’s splendor
अश-संभवःhorse-born / arising from the horse-sacrifice
अश-संभवः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअश (प्रातिपदिक) + संभव (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; compound qualifying 'तेजः/रामः'; sense 'born from/produced by a horse' (as in Aśvamedha context)
रुद्र-भक्त्याby devotion to Rudra
रुद्र-भक्त्या:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रे भक्तिः)
समायुक्तःendowed, joined
समायुक्तः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-युज् (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त/PPP), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies 'रामः'
द्युत्याwith radiance
द्युत्या:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootद्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; used in comparison
इवlike
इव:
Upamā (उपमा/Comparison marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
FormParticle of comparison (उपमा-निपात)
सवितुःof the Sun
सवितुः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
महःgreat brilliance
महः:
Upamāna (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
TypeNoun
Rootमहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to radiance/splendor