Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 13
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Devanagari script
सत्त्वमात्रात्मिकामेव ततो ऽन्यामभ्ययुङ्क्त वै / पितेव मन्यमानस्तान्पुत्रान्प्रध्याय स प्रभुः
Transliteration
sattvamātrātmikāmeva tato 'nyāmabhyayuṅkta vai / piteva manyamānastānputrānpradhyāya sa prabhuḥ
Translation
随后他又取一具唯由“萨埵（sattva）”所成的身相；那位主宰将他们视作儿子，如父亲般观想护念。
Word by Word
sattva-mātra-ātmikām(a form) consisting solely of sattva
sattva-mātra-ātmikām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsattva (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmikā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa compound chain (तत्पुरुष): sattva-mātra = 'only sattva'; sattva-mātra-ātmikā = 'having the nature consisting solely of sattva'; Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies tanum (understood)
evaindeed/only
eva:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, emphatic particle (निपात)
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya, adverb: 'then'
anyāmanother
anyām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular; object-qualifier (tanum understood)
abhyayuṅktaapplied/assumed/engaged (took up)
abhyayuṅkta:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootabhi-yuj (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
vaiindeed
vai:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, emphatic particle (निपात)
pitāa father
pitā:
Upamāna (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ivalike/as
iva:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, simile particle (उपमावाचक)
manyamānaḥthinking/considering
manyamānaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootman (धातु) → manyamāna (कृदन्त, शानच्)
FormPresent middle participle (शानच्/कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with sa prabhuḥ
tānthose
tān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Masculine, Accusative, Plural
putrānsons
putrān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootputra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
pradhyāyahaving contemplated
pradhyāya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-dhyai (धातु) → pradhyāya (क्त्वा)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा): 'having meditated upon/considered'
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular
prabhuḥthe Lord/master
prabhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular