Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 3
Aṣṭakā-Śrāddha Vidhi and Dāna-Praśaṃsā
Observances in the Dark Fortnight and Praise of Giving
Devanagari script
प्राजापत्या द्वितीया स्यात्तृतीया वैश्वदेविका / आद्यापूपैः सदाकार्या मांसैरन्या सदा भवेत्
Transliteration
prājāpatyā dvitīyā syāttṛtīyā vaiśvadevikā / ādyāpūpaiḥ sadākāryā māṃsairanyā sadā bhavet
Translation
The second Aṣṭakā is called Prājāpatya, and the third Vaiśvadevikā; the first should always be performed with apūpa cakes, while the other is always to be done with meat.
Word by Word
प्राजापत्या(the second) belonging to Prajāpati
प्राजापत्या:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘द्वितीया’ इत्यस्य
द्वितीयाthe second (Aṣṭakā)
द्वितीया:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
स्यात्should be/is to be
स्यात्:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
तृतीयाthe third (Aṣṭakā)
तृतीया:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
वैश्वदेविकाconnected with the Viśvedevas
वैश्वदेविका:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootवैश्वदेविक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘तृतीया’ इत्यस्य
आद्यापूपैःwith first-made cakes
आद्यापूपैः:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootआद्य + अपूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
सदाalways
सदा:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
कार्याःshould be performed
कार्याः:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formकृ-धातोः क्तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/passive necessity); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(सा) कार्याः’ = ‘to be done’
मांसैःwith meats
मांसैः:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootमांस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
अन्याanother (Aṣṭakā)
अन्या:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘(अष्टका) अन्या’ = ‘another (one)’
सदाalways
सदा:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)
भवेत्should be/should occur
भवेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन