Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 25
भण्डासुरस्य मन्त्रणा
Bhaṇḍāsura’s War-Counsel against Lalitā
Devanagari script
तां विजित्य दुराचारां केशेष्वा कृष्य मर्दय / पुरतश्चलिते सैन्ये सत्त्वशालिनि सा वधूः
Transliteration
tāṃ vijitya durācārāṃ keśeṣvā kṛṣya mardaya / purataścalite sainye sattvaśālini sā vadhūḥ
Translation
战胜那行止不端者，揪其发而牵，压服之；当先军已然前行之际，她这新妇却仍具勇毅之德。
Word by Word
tāmher
tām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘her’
vijityahaving defeated
vijitya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-√ji (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having conquered/defeated’
durācārāmof wicked conduct
durācārām:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdurācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘bad-conducted’ qualifying tām
keśeṣuby the hair
keśeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; ‘in/by the hair’ (locative of contact)
ātowards/fully
ā:
Upasarga (उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootā (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
FormPreverb/particle (उपसर्ग) intensifying/‘towards’ with kṛṣya
kṛṣyahaving dragged
kṛṣya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛṣ (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), ‘having dragged/pulled’
mardayacrush
mardaya:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√mṛd (धातु)
FormLoṭ-lakāra (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), Parasmaipada, 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; ‘crush/strike’
purataḥin front
purataḥ:
Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpuratas (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘in front/ahead’
calitehaving moved
calite:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeVerb
Rootcalita (कृदन्त, √cal धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally, Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; qualifying sainye: ‘when the army has moved/was moving’
sainyein the army
sainye:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsainya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the army’
sattvaśāliniin the valiant (army)
sattvaśālini:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsattva (प्रातिपदिक) + śālin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘possessing courage/strength’ qualifying sainye
sāshe
sā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘she’
vadhūḥthe bride
vadhūḥ:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvadhū (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘bride/young woman’