Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 114
Pitṛ-Śrāddha Vidhi: Rājata-dāna, Kṛṣṇājina, and Vedi/Garta Construction
Ancestral Rite Protocols
Devanagari script
नीपो विभीतकश्चैव श्राद्धकर्मणि गर्हिताः / चिरबिल्वस्तथा कोलस्तिदुकः श्राद्धकर्मणि
Transliteration
nīpo vibhītakaścaiva śrāddhakarmaṇi garhitāḥ / cirabilvastathā kolastidukaḥ śrāddhakarmaṇi
Translation
In the śrāddha rite, the nīpa and vibhītaka trees are deemed blameworthy; likewise cirabilva, kola, and tiduka are also forbidden for śrāddha.
Word by Word
नीपःthe nīpa tree
नीपः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootनीप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
विभीतकःthe vibhītaka tree
विभीतकः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootविभीतक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed/just
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
श्राद्धकर्मणिin the śrāddha rite
श्राद्धकर्मणि:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्धकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: श्राद्धस्य कर्म (act/rite of śrāddha)
गर्हिताःare censured/forbidden
गर्हिताः:
Vidhaya (विधेय/Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootगर्हित (कृदन्त; √गर्ह् धातु)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
चिरबिल्वःthe cirabilva tree
चिरबिल्वः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootचिर + बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: चिरः बिल्वः (an old/long-standing bilva tree)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise')
कोलःthe kola tree/jujube
कोलः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootकोल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
तिदुकःthe tiduka tree
तिदुकः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतिदुक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
श्राद्धकर्मणिin the śrāddha rite
श्राद्धकर्मणि:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्धकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः