Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 37
Aśauca-vidhi (Rules of Impurity) within Śrāddha-kalpa — Chapter on Testing/Selecting Brahmanas and Honoring the Atithi
Devanagari script
आश्रमो ऽपावनो यस्तु पञ्चमस्संकरात्मकः / चत्वारस्त्वाश्रमाः पूच्याः श्राद्धे देवे तथैव च
Transliteration
āśramo 'pāvano yastu pañcamassaṃkarātmakaḥ / catvārastvāśramāḥ pūcyāḥ śrāddhe deve tathaiva ca
Translation
The fifth āśrama, of mixed and confused nature, is impure; in śrāddha and in worship of the gods, only the four āśramas are to be revered.
Word by Word
आश्रमःāśrama (stage of life)
आश्रमः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
अपावनःimpure/non-purifying
अपावनः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गार्थ ‘अ’ (not purifying)
यःwhich/who
यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विशेषणार्थक
पञ्चमःfifth
पञ्चमः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal: fifth)
संकरात्मकःof mixed nature
संकरात्मकः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसंकर-आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘संकर’ (mixture) + ‘आत्मक’ (having the nature of)
चत्वारःfour
चत्वारः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (four)
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विशेषणार्थक
आश्रमाःāśramas
आश्रमाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
पूज्याःshould be honored
पूज्याः:
Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्यय; gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘to be honored’
श्राद्धेin śrāddha
श्राद्धे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन
देवेin (rites for) the gods
देवे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; देव-कार्य/देवपूजा-प्रसङ्गे (in rites for gods)
तथाthus
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/so)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (only/indeed)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)