Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 20
Śrīpura-Nirmāṇa-Prastāva (Inquiry into Śrīpura and its Construction) / “The Proposal to Build Śrīpura”
Devanagari script
आत्दृत्य षोडश क्षेत्राण्यंबाश्रीपुरकॢप्तये / येषु दिव्यानि वेश्मानि ललिताया महौजसः / सृजतं दिव्यघटनापण्डितौ शिल्पिनौ युवाम्
Transliteration
ātdṛtya ṣoḍaśa kṣetrāṇyaṃbāśrīpurakḷptaye / yeṣu divyāni veśmāni lalitāyā mahaujasaḥ / sṛjataṃ divyaghaṭanāpaṇḍitau śilpinau yuvām
Translation
当以恭敬之心，筹设十六处圣域，以营建圣母安婆之吉祥城（Śrīpura）。于彼处，汝二位青年巧匠，精通神圣营造，当为大威德的拉利塔女神建造诸天宫殿。
Word by Word
ā-dṛtyahaving taken/undertaken
ā-dṛtya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/gerundial modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootā-√dṛ (धातु) → dṛtya (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), उपसर्ग ‘आ’ सहित; अर्थः ‘आदाय/गृहीत्वा’
ṣoḍaśasixteen
ṣoḍaśa:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootṣoḍaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (संख्याविशेषण; क्षेत्राणि इति विशेष्ये)
kṣetrāṇifields/holy sites
kṣetrāṇi:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
aṃbāśrīpura-kḷptayefor the construction of Ambā’s Śrīpura
aṃbāśrīpura-kḷptaye:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/recipient-purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootaṃbā (प्रातिपदिक) + śrīpura (प्रातिपदिक) + kḷpti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अम्बायाः श्रीपुरस्य कॢप्तये/निर्माणाय)
yeṣuin which
yeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)
divyānidivine
divyāni:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdivya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वेश्मानि इति)
veśmānimansions/palaces
veśmāni:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootveśman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
lalitāyāḥof Lalitā
lalitāyāḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootlalitā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
mahaujasaḥof the great-powerful (one)
mahaujasaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् ओजः यस्य) — ‘greatly powerful’ (qualifying Lalitā)
sṛjataṃcreate (you two)
sṛjataṃ:
Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
TypeVerb
Root√sṛj (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद
divya-ghaṭanā-paṇḍitauyou two, skilled in divine construction
divya-ghaṭanā-paṇḍitau:
Sambodhana/Viśeṣaṇa (सम्बोधन/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdivya (प्रातिपदिक) + ghaṭanā (प्रातिपदिक) + paṇḍita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दिव्यायाः घटनायाः पण्डितौ = skilled in divine construction)
śilpinauO two artisans
śilpinau:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative sense)
TypeNoun
Rootśilpin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन
yuvāmyou two
yuvām:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootyuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formउभयलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; 2nd-person dual pronoun