Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 41
Śrāddha-kalpa: Dāna-phala, Medhya/Amedhya Dravya, and Uparāga
Eclipse) Observances (श्राद्धकल्पः—दानफल-मेध्यामेध्य-उपरागविधिः
Devanagari script
वृथा व्रती वृथा जापी ते वै नग्नादयो जनाः / कुलधर्मातिगाः शश्वद्वृथा वृत्तिकलत्रकाः
Transliteration
vṛthā vratī vṛthā jāpī te vai nagnādayo janāḥ / kuladharmātigāḥ śaśvadvṛthā vṛttikalatrakāḥ
Translation
Vain is the observer of vows, vain is the chanter of mantras; they are indeed the 'Nagna' people. For those who transgress family traditions, their livelihood and wives are eternally in vain.
Word by Word
वृथाin vain
वृथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
व्रतीa vow-keeper
व्रती:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootव्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्रतधारी (vow-observer)
वृथाin vain
वृथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण
जापीa chanter (japa-doer)
जापी:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootजापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; जपकर्ता (one who mutters prayers)
तेthey
ते:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-अव्यय
नग्नादयःthe naked and the like
नग्नादयः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootनग्न + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘नग्न-आदि’ (naked etc.)
जनाःpeople
जनाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
कुलधर्मातिगाःtransgressing family duties
कुलधर्मातिगाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootकुलधर्म + अतिग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘कुलधर्मम्’ (family-duty) + ‘अतिग’ (transgressing)
शश्वत्always
शश्वत्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशश्वत् (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
वृथाin vain
वृथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण
वृत्तिकलत्रकाःthose concerned with livelihood and wife
वृत्तिकलत्रकाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति + कलत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘वृत्ति’ (livelihood) + ‘कलत्रक’ (wife/household) = livelihood-and-wife (as possessions/concerns)