Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 18
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धप्रश्नाः
Pitri-Origins and Shraddha Queries
Devanagari script
ते भूयः प्रणताः सर्वे याचन्ति स्म पितामहम् / अनुग्रहाय लोकानां पुनस्तानब्रवीत्प्रभुः
Transliteration
te bhūyaḥ praṇatāḥ sarve yācanti sma pitāmaham / anugrahāya lokānāṃ punastānabravītprabhuḥ
Translation
তারা সকলেই আবার প্রণাম করে পিতামহ ব্রহ্মাকে প্রার্থনা করল; লোকসমূহের অনুগ্রহের জন্য প্রভু পুনরায় তাদের বললেন।
Word by Word
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural
bhūyaḥagain
bhūyaḥ:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbhūyas (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya adverb (अव्यय) ‘again/further’
praṇatāḥbowed down
praṇatāḥ:
Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra-ṇam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; ‘having bowed’
sarveall
sarve:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural; apposition to te
yācantithey beg/request
yācanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootyāc (धातु)
FormLaṭ (लट्, present), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural, Parasmaipada
sma(indeed/then; past marker)
sma:
Kāla-sūcaka (कालसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsma (अव्यय)
FormSmā-avyaya indicating past narration with present (स्म-प्रयोग)
pitāmahamthe Grandfather (Brahmā)
pitāmaham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
anugrahāyafor favor/grace
anugrahāya:
Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootanugraha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; purpose
lokānāmof the worlds
lokānām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootloka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya adverb ‘again’
tānthem
tān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Plural
abravītsaid/spoke
abravīt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbrū (धातु)
FormLuṅ (लुङ्, aorist), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada
prabhuḥthe Lord
prabhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular