Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 80
Prajāpati-vaṃśānukīrtana — Genealogical Enumeration of Progenitors
Dharma’s Line and the Sādhyas
Devanagari script
धर्मपु पुत्राः स्मृताः साध्या विश्वे च वसवस्तथा / यथेन्धनवशाद्वह्निरेकस्तु बहुधा भवेत्
Transliteration
dharmapu putrāḥ smṛtāḥ sādhyā viśve ca vasavastathā / yathendhanavaśādvahnirekastu bahudhā bhavet
Translation
The Sādhyas, the Viśves, and the Vasus are remembered as sons of Dharma; just as one fire, by the nature of its fuel, appears in many forms.
Word by Word
dharmaof Dharma
dharma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; (text reads 'dharmapu' likely for 'dharmasya' or 'dharmaputrāḥ'—taken as dharmasya)
putrāḥsons
putrāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootputra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
smṛtāḥare regarded/remembered
smṛtāḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative)
TypeVerb
Rootsmṛta (कृदन्त; √smṛ धातु)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; Past Passive Participle (क्त) used predicatively = 'are remembered/considered'
sādhyāḥthe Sādhyas
sādhyāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsādhya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; class-name
viśvethe Viśve (gods)
viśve:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviśva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; 'Viśve (Devāḥ)'
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
vasavaḥthe Vasus
vasavaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
tathālikewise/also
tathā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
yathājust as
yathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/correlative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
FormCorrelative adverb (यथा-तथा) / comparative particle
indhana-vaśātbecause of fuel’s condition/control
indhana-vaśāt:
Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootindhana + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; 'due to the control/condition of fuel'
vahniḥfire
vahniḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvahni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
ekaḥone
ekaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
bahudhāin many ways
bahudhā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbahudhā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
bhavetmay become/is possible to become
bhavet:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada