Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 61
Aśauca-vidhi (Rules of Impurity) within Śrāddha-kalpa — Chapter on Testing/Selecting Brahmanas and Honoring the Atithi
Devanagari script
सांगुष्ठेन तथा पाद्यं नासुरेभ्यो यथा भवेत् / एतान्येव च सर्वाणि दानानि च विशेषतः
Transliteration
sāṃguṣṭhena tathā pādyaṃ nāsurebhyo yathā bhavet / etānyeva ca sarvāṇi dānāni ca viśeṣataḥ
Translation
The pādya should be offered in the manner that includes the thumb, so that it does not go to the Asuras; and especially these alone are the prescribed gifts (in the śrāddha).
Word by Word
स-अङ्गुष्ठेनwith the thumb
स-अङ्गुष्ठेन:
करण (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावः (सह-पूर्वक), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; English: masculine instrumental singular, 'together with the thumb'
तथाthus/in that way
तथा:
प्रकार (Manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus/in that manner)
पाद्यम्water for washing the feet (pādya)
पाद्यम्:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; English: neuter nom/acc sg
नnot
न:
निषेध (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negation)
असुरेभ्यःto/for the asuras
असुरेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी, बहुवचन; English: masculine dat/abl plural
यथाas/so that
यथा:
सम्बन्ध (Comparative/Correlative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, उपमान/प्रकार-बोधक (as/so that)
भवेत्may be/should occur
भवेत्:
क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; English: optative, 3rd person singular
एतानिthese
एतानि:
कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; English: neuter nom/acc plural
एवonly/indeed
एव:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-निपात (emphasis)
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
सर्वाणिall
सर्वाणि:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; English: neuter nom/acc plural
दानानिgifts/acts of giving
दानानि:
कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; English: neuter nom/acc plural
चand
च:
सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
विशेषतःespecially/in particular
विशेषतः:
प्रकार (Manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविशेषतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: especially)