Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 60
Agastya’s Instruction on Bhakti and Mantra-Siddhi; Descent to Pātāla and the Hearing of Vaiṣṇavī Kathā
Devanagari script
चतुर्भिरद्भुतैः सिद्धैः कामरूपैर्मनोजवैः / अनुयातमथोत्प्लुत्य स्त्रीपुंसौ हरिणौ तदा / अगस्त्यचरणौ नत्वा समारुरुहतुर्मुदा
Transliteration
caturbhiradbhutaiḥ siddhaiḥ kāmarūpairmanojavaiḥ / anuyātamathotplutya strīpuṃsau hariṇau tadā / agastyacaraṇau natvā samāruruhaturmudā
Translation
Bốn vị siddha kỳ diệu—có thể biến hóa tùy ý và nhanh như ý nghĩ—đã theo hộ tống. Rồi đôi nai cái và nai đực nhảy vọt, đảnh lễ dưới chân Agastya, và hoan hỷ bước lên (thiên xa).
Word by Word
caturbhiḥby/with four
caturbhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootcatur (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3 विभक्ति), Plural; saṅkhyā-viśeṣaṇa
adbhutaiḥwonderful
adbhutaiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootadbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural; viśeṣaṇa of siddhaiḥ
siddhaiḥwith the Siddhas (perfected beings)
siddhaiḥ:
Sahakārī/Saha (सह/सहकारि)
TypeNoun
Rootsiddha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
kāma-rūpaiḥable to assume forms at will
kāma-rūpaiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkāma (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural; tatpuruṣa ‘having forms at will’ (कामेन रूपं येषाम्) used adjectivally
mano-javaiḥmind-swift
mano-javaiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmanas (प्रातिपदिक) + java (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural; tatpuruṣa ‘swift as mind’ (मनसः जवः)
anu-yātamwas followed
anu-yātam:
Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Root√yā (या धातु) with anu- (उपसर्ग)
FormKta-pratyaya (क्त), past passive participle; Napumsaka, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; used impersonally ‘was followed’ / or as predicate to implied subject
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormAnantaram/ārambha-avyaya (अनन्तर/आरम्भार्थ)
utplutyahaving leapt up
utplutya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√plu (प्लु धातु) with ut- (उपसर्ग)
FormKtvā-pratyaya (क्त्वा), absolutive; ‘having leapt up’
strī-puṃsauthe woman and the man
strī-puṃsau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootstrī (प्रातिपदिक) + puṃs (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual; itaretara-dvandva (स्त्री च पुमान् च)
hariṇautwo deer
hariṇau:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothariṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual; apposition to strīpuṃsau
tadāat that time
tadā:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormKāla-avyaya (कालवाचक)
agastya-caraṇauAgastya’s feet
agastya-caraṇau:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootagastya (प्रातिपदिक) + caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa ‘Agastya’s feet’
natvāhaving bowed
natvā:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√nam (नम् धातु)
FormKtvā-pratyaya (क्त्वा), absolutive; ‘having bowed’
sam-ā-ruhatūḥthey mounted / ascended
sam-ā-ruhatūḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ruh (रुह् धातु) with sam-ā- (उपसर्ग)
FormLuṅ-lakāra (लुङ्, aorist), Prathama-puruṣa, Dual; parasmaipada
mudāwith joy
mudā:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (हेतु/प्रकार)
TypeNoun
Rootmud (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (3), Singular; bhāva-instrumental (manner)