Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 38
Śrāddha-kalpa: Dāna-phala, Medhya/Amedhya Dravya, and Uparāga
Eclipse) Observances (श्राद्धकल्पः—दानफल-मेध्यामेध्य-उपरागविधिः
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यो वृषलः स न संशयः / पुरा देवासुरे युद्धे निर्जितैरसुरैस्तथा
Transliteration
brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyo vṛṣalaḥ sa na saṃśayaḥ / purā devāsure yuddhe nirjitairasuraistathā
Translation
Whether brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, or vaiśya—he is a vṛṣala, without doubt. In ancient times, in the war of devas and asuras, it was so even through the defeated asuras.
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणःa brāhmaṇa
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
क्षत्रियःa kṣatriya
क्षत्रियः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
वैश्यःa vaiśya
वैश्यः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवैश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
वृषलःa vṛṣala (outcaste/low-born)
वृषलः:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
नnot
न:
Nishedha (निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध (negation)
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Pratijna (प्रतिज्ञा/Predicate noun)
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
पुराformerly
पुरा:
Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/Time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time: formerly)
देवासुरेin (the conflict of) gods and demons
देवासुरे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-context)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव + असुर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व: देव + असुर = “gods and demons”
युद्धेin battle
युद्धे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
निर्जितैःby the defeated (ones)
निर्जितैः:
Karana (करण/Instrument/Agent in passive)
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-√जि (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; क्त (past passive participle) ‘निर्जित’ = conquered/defeated; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन, पुं/नपुंसक
असुरैःby demons
असुरैः:
Karana (करण/Instrument/Agent in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थ (thus/also)