Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 85
Pitṛ-Śrāddha Vidhi: Rājata-dāna, Kṛṣṇājina, and Vedi/Garta Construction
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Devanagari script
अनेन विधिना नित्यं श्राद्धं कुर्याद्धि यः सदा / मनसा काङ्क्षते यद्यत्तत्तद्यद्युः पितमहाः
Transliteration
anena vidhinā nityaṃ śrāddhaṃ kuryāddhi yaḥ sadā / manasā kāṅkṣate yadyattattadyadyuḥ pitamahāḥ
Translation
Whoever, following this rule, performs śrāddha daily and without fail—whatever he longs for in his heart, the Pitāmahas bestow that upon him.
Word by Word
anenaby this
anena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; निर्देश (by this)
vidhināby the rule/method
vidhinā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन
nityamalways/regularly
nityam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)
śrāddhamśrāddha rite
śrāddham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
kuryātshould perform
kuryāt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-निपात (indeed)
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक
sadāalways
sadā:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadā (अव्यय)
Formकाल-अव्यय (adverb of time)
manasāwith the mind
manasā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmanas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन
kāṅkṣatedesires
kāṅkṣate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkāṅkṣ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
yatwhatever
yat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (whatever)
tatthat
tat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यवस्थान (that)
tatthat very
tat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)
dad yuḥwould give / grant
dad yuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdā (धातु)
Formलिङ्-लकार (Optative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; छन्दसि रूप (dad yuḥ = dadyuḥ)
pitamahāḥthe forefathers/ancestors
pitamahāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन