Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 35
मोहिनी-प्रादुर्भावः (Mohinī’s Manifestation) — Narrative Prelude to the Bhandāsura Cycle
Devanagari script
प्रतिद्वन्द्विबलार्थं तु मद्बलेनोपयोक्ष्यति / तदस्त्रशस्त्रमुख्यानि वृथा कुर्वन्तु नो मम
Transliteration
pratidvandvibalārthaṃ tu madbalenopayokṣyati / tadastraśastramukhyāni vṛthā kurvantu no mama
Translation
为与对手抗衡之力，他将动用我的力量；因此，他对我施展的诸般上等兵器与神兵（astra）皆当徒然无效。
Word by Word
pratidvandvi-balārthamfor the purpose of (meeting) the opponent’s strength
pratidvandvi-balārtham:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootpratidvandvin (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd), Singular; tatpuruṣa chain: pratidvandvinaḥ balam (प्रतिद्वन्द्विनः बलम्) + arthaḥ (अर्थः) → ‘for the purpose of (countering) the opponent’s strength’
tubut / indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis
mad-balenaby my strength
mad-balena:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmad (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; tatpuruṣa: mama balena (मम बलेन)
upayokṣyatiwill employ / will use
upayokṣyati:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootupa-√yuj (धातु)
FormVerb; Simple Future (लृट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
tad-astra-śastra-mukhyānithose principal missiles and weapons
tad-astra-śastra-mukhyāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक) + śastra (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st), Plural (बहुवचन); dvandva: astra-śastra (अस्त्र-शस्त्र) + mukhyāni (मुख्यानि) with pronoun tad- as determiner
vṛthāin vain
vṛthā:
Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvṛthā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
kurvantulet (them) do / let (them) be made
kurvantu:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
FormVerb; Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural
naḥour / of us
naḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी) or Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural; here best as Genitive ‘of us/our’
mamamy
mama:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun; Genitive (6th), Singular