Brahma Purana — Devagama Tirtha on the Godavari: Devas, Asuras, and the Victory through Hari-Hara, Shloka 16
Devanagari script
देवा ऊचुः अत्राप्य् उपायः को ऽस्माकं निर्जितानां परैर् हठात् एकम् एवात्र नः श्रेयो विजयो वाथवा मृतिः सपत्नैर् अभिभूतानां जीवितं धिङ् मनस्विनाम् //
Translation
此偈（16）属《往世书》之文，彰显神圣旨趣与古老智慧。
Word by Word
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
atrahere
atra:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)
apialso/even
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable particle (अव्यय-निपात), additive/emphatic
upāyaḥmeans/strategy
upāyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootupāya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
kaḥwhat?/which?
kaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन), interrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम)
asmākamof us
asmākam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन), pronoun (सर्वनाम)
nirjitānāmof the defeated
nirjitānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootnirjita (कृदन्त; नि√जि + क्त)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन), past passive participle used adjectivally
paraiḥby others/enemies
paraiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)
haṭhātby force/forcibly
haṭhāt:
Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Roothaṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially
ekamone
ekam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
evaonly/indeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable particle (अव्यय-निपात), emphasis
atrahere
atra:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण)
naḥfor us/of us
naḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormGenitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन), enclitic pronoun (सर्वनाम)
śreyaḥthe better course/welfare
śreyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśreyas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
vijayaḥvictory
vijayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable disjunctive particle (अव्यय-निपात)
athavāor else
athavā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootathavā (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable disjunctive particle (अव्यय-निपात)
mṛtiḥdeath
mṛtiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
sapatnaiḥby rivals/enemies
sapatnaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootsapatna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)
abhibhūtānāmof those overpowered
abhibhūtānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootabhibhūta (कृदन्त; अभि√भू + क्त)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन), past passive participle used adjectivally
jīvitamlife
jīvitam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/1 or द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
dhiṅshame on!/fie!
dhiṅ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्गार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootdhiṅ (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable interjection (अव्यय-उद्गार), censure
manasvināmof the high-spirited
manasvinām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootmanasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन)
Speaker
Devas speaking among themselves (collective address in council)