Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 13
Brahmaṇa-parīkṣā
Examination/Doctrine of the Pitṛs in Śrāddha Context
Devanagari script
तथा तं नयते मन्त्रो जन्तुर्यत्रावतिष्ठति / नामगोत्रं च मन्त्रं च दत्तमन्नं नयन्ति तम्
Transliteration
tathā taṃ nayate mantro janturyatrāvatiṣṭhati / nāmagotraṃ ca mantraṃ ca dattamannaṃ nayanti tam
Translation
وكذلك يقود المانترا ذلك الكائن إلى حيث يقيم؛ فالمانترا مع الاسم والغوترَة، والطعام المُعطى قربانًا، كلّها توصله إليه.
Word by Word
tathāthus
tathā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/in the same way’)
tamhim
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम
nayateleads/takes
nayate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootnī (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
mantraḥthe mantra
mantraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
jantuḥthe creature
jantuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjantu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
yatrawhere
yatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: ‘where’)
avatiṣṭhatiremains/stands
avatiṣṭhati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootava-sthā (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
nāma-gotramname and lineage
nāma-gotram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnāman (प्रातिपदिक) + gotra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative) used as a collective: ‘name and lineage’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
mantrammantra
mantram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
datta-annamthe given food (offering)
datta-annam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdatta (दā/दा धातु + क्त) + anna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास: ‘dattaṃ annaṃ’ = ‘given food’
nayantilead/take
nayanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootnī (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
tamhim
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम