Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 115
Pitṛ-Śrāddha Vidhi: Rājata-dāna, Kṛṣṇājina, and Vedi/Garta Construction
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Devanagari script
बल्वजः कोविदारश्च वर्जनीयाः समन्ततः / शकुनानां निवासांश्च वर्जयेत महीरुहान्
Transliteration
balvajaḥ kovidāraśca varjanīyāḥ samantataḥ / śakunānāṃ nivāsāṃśca varjayeta mahīruhān
Translation
Balvaja and kovidāra are to be avoided on all sides; and one should also shun great trees that are the dwelling places of birds.
Word by Word
बल्वजःthe balvaja plant/tree
बल्वजः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootबल्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
कोविदारःthe kovidāra tree
कोविदारः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootकोविदार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
वर्जनीयाःto be avoided
वर्जनीयाः:
Vidhaya (विधेय/Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्जनीय (कृदन्त; √वर्ज् धातु)
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory: 'to be avoided'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
समन्ततःentirely/on all sides
समन्ततः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः (अव्यय)
Formदेश/पर्यायवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'on all sides/entirely')
शकुनानाम्of birds
शकुनानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootशकुन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
निवासान्dwelling-places/nests
निवासान्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootनिवास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
वर्जयेतshould avoid
वर्जयेत:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√वर्ज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
महीरुहान्trees
महीरुहान्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootमहीरुह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मह्याः रुहः (earth-growing = trees)