Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 14
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धप्रश्नाः
Pitri-Origins and Shraddha Queries
Devanagari script
अतीतानागताः श्रेष्ठाः कनिष्ठाः क्रमशस्तु वै / देवैः सार्द्धं पुरातीताः पितरो ऽन्येन्तरेषु वै
Transliteration
atītānāgatāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ kaniṣṭhāḥ kramaśastu vai / devaiḥ sārddhaṃ purātītāḥ pitaro 'nyentareṣu vai
Translation
অতীত ও আগত কালে শ্রেষ্ঠ ও কনিষ্ঠ পিতৃগণ ক্রমানুসারে হন; অন্য অন্য অন্তরে তাঁরা দেবগণের সঙ্গে প্রাচীনকাল থেকেই বিদ্যমান।
Word by Word
atīta-anāgatāḥpast and future (ones)
atīta-anāgatāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootatīta + anāgata (अतीत + अनागत प्रातिपदिक)
FormDvandva (द्वन्द्व) ‘past and future’; Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)
śreṣṭhāḥexcellent / senior
śreṣṭhāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśreṣṭha (श्रेष्ठ प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)
kaniṣṭhāḥjunior
kaniṣṭhāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkaniṣṭha (कनिष्ठ प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)
kramaśaḥsuccessively
kramaśaḥ:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkramaśas (क्रमशस् अव्यय)
FormKriyā-viśeṣaṇa-avyaya (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय), ‘in order/successively’
tubut/indeed
tu:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormNipāta (निपात), contrast/emphasis
vaiindeed
vai:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormNipāta (निपात), emphasis
devaiḥwith the gods
devaiḥ:
Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3/तृतीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)
sārdhamtogether (with)
sārdham:
Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsārdham (अव्यय)
FormSaha-arthaka avyaya (सहार्थक-अव्यय), ‘together with’
purā-atītāḥthose who passed away long ago
purā-atītāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpurā + atīta (पुरा + अतीत प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) ‘formerly gone/past’; Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)
pitaraḥthe Pitṛs
pitaraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ (पितृ प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)
anyeothers
anye:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootanya (अन्य प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)
antareṣuin the intervals / in other periods
antareṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootantara (अन्तर प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7/सप्तमी), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)
vaiindeed
vai:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormNipāta (निपात), emphasis