Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 37
Jayā-devāḥ Mantraśarīratvaṃ, Vairāgya, and Brahmā’s Śāpa
The Jayas’ Refusal of Progeny
Devanagari script
इत्येता वृत्तयः सप्त देवानां जन्मलक्षणाः / परिक्रान्ता मया वो ऽद्या किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छथ
Transliteration
ityetā vṛttayaḥ sapta devānāṃ janmalakṣaṇāḥ / parikrāntā mayā vo 'dyā kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchatha
Translation
Như vậy, bảy sự tích mang dấu ấn về sự sinh khởi của chư thiên, hôm nay ta đã thuật lại cho các ngươi; nay các ngươi còn muốn nghe điều gì nữa?
Word by Word
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-निपात)
etāḥthese
etāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormDemonstrative pronoun used adjectivally, Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; qualifying vṛttayaḥ
vṛttayaḥaccounts, narratives
vṛttayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural
saptaseven
sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNumeral adjective (संख्यावाचक), indeclinable-like; qualifying vṛttayaḥ
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Plural
janma-lakṣaṇāḥcharacterized by births (birth-marks)
janma-lakṣaṇāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootjanman (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): janmaṇaḥ lakṣaṇāḥ; Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; qualifying vṛttayaḥ
parikrāntāḥcovered, gone through
parikrāntāḥ:
Kriyā-pūrakā (क्रिया-पूर्तिक/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootpari-kram (धातु) + parikrānta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural; predicate with vṛttayaḥ (‘have been covered/related’)
mayāby me
mayā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Form1st person pronoun, Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular
vaḥto you / for you
vaḥ:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootyuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Form2nd person pronoun, Dative/Genitive (चतुर्थी/षष्ठी), Plural; here dative sense ‘for you’
adyātoday/now
adyā:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootadya (अव्यय)
FormTemporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)
kimwhat
kim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
FormInterrogative pronoun used adverbially, Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular
bhūyaḥfurther, again
bhūyaḥ:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (पुनरर्थक-अव्यय)
śrotumto hear
śrotum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु) + śrotum (कृदन्त)
FormInfinitive (तुमुन्), expressing purpose
icchathayou wish
icchatha:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootiṣ (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada