Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 79
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Devanagari script
भवन्ति रुचिरा नित्यं विपाप्मानो ऽघवर्जिताः / सकृदेवास्तरेद्यर्भान्पिण्डार्थे दक्षिणामुखः
Transliteration
bhavanti rucirā nityaṃ vipāpmāno 'ghavarjitāḥ / sakṛdevāstaredyarbhānpiṇḍārthe dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
Translation
They become ever radiant, free from sin and untouched by evil. For the piṇḍa offering, facing south, let him spread the kuśa once.
Word by Word
bhavantithey become/are
bhavanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)
rucirāḥpleasing, beautiful
rucirāḥ:
Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootrucira (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)
nityamalways
nityam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
vipāpmānaḥfree from sin
vipāpmānaḥ:
Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvi-pāpman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)
aghavarjitāḥdevoid of evil
aghavarjitāḥ:
Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootagha + varjita (कृदन्त; √vṛj/varj धातु)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (अघं वर्जिताः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)
sakṛtonce
sakṛt:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsakṛt (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
evaindeed, only
eva:
Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)
āstaretshould spread/lay out
āstaret:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√stṛ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
arbhān(sacrificial) darbha-grass blades / grass tufts
arbhān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootarbha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन
piṇḍārthefor the purpose of the piṇḍa offering
piṇḍārthe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpiṇḍa + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (पिण्डस्य अर्थे); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन
dakṣiṇāmukhaḥfacing south
dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ:
Kartṛ (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootdakṣiṇā + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (दक्षिणं मुखं यस्य/दक्षिणमुखः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन