Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 20
Prajāpati-vaṃśānukīrtana — Genealogical Enumeration of Progenitors
Dharma’s Line and the Sādhyas
Devanagari script
नामान्येतानि वै पूर्वं तुषितानां स्मृतानि च / वसोस्तु वसवः पुत्राः साध्यानामनुजाः स्मृताः
Transliteration
nāmānyetāni vai pūrvaṃ tuṣitānāṃ smṛtāni ca / vasostu vasavaḥ putrāḥ sādhyānāmanujāḥ smṛtāḥ
Translation
These names were formerly remembered as those of the Tuṣitas; and the Vasus, sons of Vasu, are remembered as the younger brothers of the Sādhyas.
Word by Word
नामानिnames
नामानि:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
एतानिthese
एतानि:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘names’)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निश्चय/सम्भावनार्थक निपात (particle: ‘indeed’)
पूर्वम्formerly
पूर्वम्:
Kala (काल/Temporal adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (formerly)
तुषितानाम्of the Tuṣitas
तुषितानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootतुषित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
स्मृतानिare remembered
स्मृतानि:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), ‘स्मृत’ प्रातिपदिक; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — ‘remembered/recorded’
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)
वसोःof Vasu
वसोः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — ‘of Vasu’
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विरोध/विशेषणार्थक (but/indeed)
वसवःthe Vasus
वसवः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — ‘Vasus’
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
साध्यानाम्of the Sādhyas
साध्यानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसाध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
अनुजाःyounger brothers
अनुजाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
TypeNoun
Rootअनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — ‘younger brothers’
स्मृताःare remembered/are said
स्मृताः:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), ‘स्मृत’ प्रातिपदिक; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) — ‘are remembered/are said’